YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar have told opposition
leader Aung San Suu Kyi that she must refer to the Southeast Asian
nation by its official name, and not "Burma."
The country's
former military rulers changed the nation's name in English from Burma
to Myanmar in 1989, but opponents and exile groups have persisted in
referring to the country as Burma as a sign of protest and defiance.
Myanmar's
election commission issued the complaint in the state-run New Light of
Myanmar newspaper on Friday, saying Suu Kyi had referred to the country
as Burma during her landmark trips to Thailand and Europe.
The commission supervises laws dealing with political parties.
Suu Kyi became a lawmaker after her party won dozens of parliament seats in April.
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with
supporters from her vehicle during a visit to the Mae La refugee camp
June 2, 2012 in the western province of Tak, Thailand. The camp is
situated along the Burma-Thailand border and is home to around 45,000
mainly ethnic Karen people. The visit to Thailand is her first trip
outside of Burma in 24 years where she also attended the World Economic
Forum on East Asia. She was under house arrest for 15 years before
being released in November 2010. (Paula Bronstein, Getty Images)
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