Artists born after the 1980s have had greater chances of art practice outside the country. The Tatmadaw comprises the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. Myanmar's economy depends on agriculture for 56% of GDP, services for 35%, and industry for a minuscule 8%. Most of the movies produced nowadays are comedies. [194] As of 2019, the United States Bureau of Arms Control assessed that Myanmar is not in violation of its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty but that the Myanmar government had a history of non-transparency on its nuclear programs and aims. At least one tourist company has successfully run commercial overland routes through these borders since 2013. [23] The wealth was however, mainly concentrated in the hands of Europeans. [34] Most English-speaking international news media refer to the country by the name Myanmar, including the BBC,[35] CNN,[36] Al Jazeera,[37] Reuters,[38] and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)/Radio Australia. In regards to communications infrastructure, Myanmar is the last ranked Asian country in the World Economic Forum's Network Readiness Index (NRI) – an indicator for determining the development level of a country's information and communication technologies. Myanmar is divided into seven states (ပြည်နယ်) and seven regions (တိုင်းဒေသကြီး), formerly called divisions. Mon, who form 2% of the population, are ethno-linguistically related to the Khmer. In 2009, a documentary about Burmese videojournalists called Burma VJ was released. A Burmese Executive Administration headed by Ba Maw was established by the Japanese in August 1942. Some are privately owned. Independence Day (Burmese: လွတ်လပ်ရေးနေ့) is a national holiday observed annually in Myanmar every 4 January. All programming must meet with the approval of the censorship board. Export products include rice, oil, Burmese teak, rubies, jade, and also 8% of the world's total illegal drugs, mostly opium and methamphetamines. By Sebastian Strangio May/June 2020. Learn more about her activism and political career. The two leaders discussed the release of more political prisoners, the institutionalisation of political reform and the rule of law, and ending ethnic conflict in Myanmar—the two governments agreed to sign a bilateral trade and investment framework agreement on 21 May 2013. On 23 June 1997, Myanmar was admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Sixty-five years ago, Myanmar became independent from Great Britain. [361], Coordinates: 22°N 96°E / 22°N 96°E / 22; 96, This article is about the country. [85] It was the worst natural disaster in Burmese history with reports of an estimated 200,000 people dead or missing, damages totalled to 10 billion US dollars, and as many as 1 million were left homeless. However, the Burmese military remained a powerful force in politics and, on 1 February 2021, again seized power in a coup d'état. According to Eleven magazine, "In the past, there were only 15 international airlines and increasing numbers of airlines have begun launching direct flights from Japan, Qatar, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany and Singapore. And I’ll make an effort to say Myanmar from time to time so you all feel comfortable."[24]. April 29, 2021 Myanmar Ethnic Rebel Coalition to Begin Unity Talks: Report [48] The Iron Age began around 500 BCE with the emergence of iron-working settlements in an area south of present-day Mandalay. the ostensibly ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), the party of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, competed with various other smaller parties – particularly the military-affiliated Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP). It is one of the signatories of the nuclear non-proliferation pact since 1992 and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since 1957. The country became the world's largest exporter of rice, mainly to European markets, while other colonies like India suffered mass starvation. "[285] Expansions were expected in September 2013 but are mainly Thai and other Asian-based airlines.[285]. "[262] Foreign investment comes primarily from China, Singapore, the Philippines, South Korea, India, and Thailand. The Burma Independence Army (BIA) was formed in December 1941 in Bangkok, before the Thirty Comrades’ return to Myanmar. [80] SLORC changed the country's official English name from the "Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma" to the "Union of Myanmar" in 18 June 1989 by enacting the adaptation of the expression law. The battles were intense with much of Burma laid waste by the fighting. King Mindon Min tried to modernise the kingdom and in 1875 narrowly avoided annexation by ceding the Karenni States. The administrative divisions are further subdivided into districts, which are further subdivided into townships, wards, and villages. The government recognises 135 distinct ethnic groups. They are forced into prostitution, marriages, and or pregnancies. The final r in Myanmar was not intended for pronunciation and is there to ensure that the final a is pronounced with the broad ah (/ɑː/) in "father". Several strains of Hinduism existed alongside both Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism in the Mon and Pyu period in the first millennium,[326] and down to the Pagan period (9th to 13th centuries) when "Saivite and Vaishana elements enjoyed greater elite influence than they would later do. Many of the films produced in the early Cold War era had a strong propaganda element to them. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Pagan Empire and the Khmer Empire were two main powers in mainland Southeast Asia. Myanmar Business Today; Print Edition, 19 June 2014. [107], Since the 2010 election, the government has embarked on a series of reforms to direct the country towards liberal democracy, a mixed economy, and reconciliation, although doubts persist about the motives that underpin such reforms. [18][19] Both names derive from the earlier Burmese Myanma or Myamma, an ethnonym for the majority Bamar ethnic group, of uncertain etymology. Girls have ear-piercing ceremonies (နားသ) at the same time. [277], Other industries include agricultural goods, textiles, wood products, construction materials, gems, metals, oil and natural gas. 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Image of Declaration of Independence of Burma, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Independence_Day_(Myanmar)&oldid=998102820, Articles containing Burmese-language text, Articles needing additional references from January 2017, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2017, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, The day of the Declaration of Independence of, This page was last edited on 3 January 2021, at 20:51. [306] Sino-Tibetan languages are most widely spoken. There are over 600,000 registered migrant workers from Myanmar in Thailand, and millions more work illegally. [169], Though the country's foreign relations, particularly with Western nations, have historically been strained, the situation has markedly improved since the reforms following the 2010 elections. [283] According to the website Lonely Planet, getting into Myanmar is problematic: "No bus or train service connects Myanmar with another country, nor can you travel by car or motorcycle across the border – you must walk across." In 2005, the estimated adult HIV prevalence rate in Myanmar was 1.3% (200,000–570,000 people), according to UNAIDS, and early indicators of any progress against the HIV epidemic are inconsistent. Stokke, Kristian; Vakulchuk, Roman and Indra Overland (2018). [296] The Kayin make up 7% of the population. The Christian and Muslim populations do, however, face religious persecution and it is hard, if not impossible, for non-Buddhists to join the army or get government jobs, the main route to success in the country. In August 2007, an increase in the price of fuel led to the Saffron Revolution led by Buddhist monks that were dealt with harshly by the government. [160], The elections of 2010 resulted in a victory for the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party. The EPI was established in 2001 by the World Economic Forum as a global gauge to measure how well individual countries perform in implementing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. [143] The mountain chains divide Myanmar's three river systems, which are the Irrawaddy, Salween (Thanlwin), and the Sittaung rivers. The resounding victory of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy in the 2015 general election raised hope for a successful culmination of this transition. Political activists objected to the visit because of concerns over human rights abuses in Myanmar, but Obama assured Thein Sein that Myanmar will receive U.S. support. Student protests in 1975, 1976, and 1977 were quickly suppressed by overwhelming force.[78]. [229] The Burmese regime has attempted to forcibly expel Rohingya and bring in non-Rohingyas to replace them[230]—this policy has resulted in the expulsion of approximately half of the 800,000[231] Rohingya from Burma, while the Rohingya people have been described as "among the world's least wanted"[232] and "one of the world's most persecuted minorities. Myanmar Engineering Society has identified at least 39 locations capable of geothermal power production and some of these hydrothermal reservoirs lie quite close to Yangon which is a significant underutilised resource for electrical production. Smaller mammals are also numerous, ranging from gibbons and monkeys to flying foxes. [320], According to 2014 census, 6.2% of the population identifies as Christian; 4.3% as Muslim; 0.8% as followers of tribal religions; 0.5% as Hindus; 0.2% as followers of other religions; and 0.1% follow no religion. By 1988, modern varieties were planted on half of the country's ricelands, including 98 per cent of the irrigated areas. [191] Myanmar imports most of its weapons from Russia, Ukraine, China and India. [88], In early August 2009, a conflict broke out in Shan State in northern Myanmar. The KIA, which had trained several batches of India’s Northeast militants in the 1980s-90s, also established links with the Indian […] [40] As in the past, French-language media today consistently use Birmanie. [290] The national population density is 76 per square kilometre (200/sq mi), among the lowest in Southeast Asia. Myanmar (UK pronunciations incl. On 2 March 1962, the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup d'état, and the government had been under direct or indirect control by the military since then. Under India's Look East policy, fields of co-operation between India and Myanmar include remote sensing,[175] oil and gas exploration,[176] information technology,[177] hydropower[178] and construction of ports and buildings. In the 16th century, reunified by the Taungoo dynasty, the country became the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia for a short period. Following the announcement, newspapers and other outlets no longer required approved by state censors; however, journalists in the country can still face consequences for what they write and say. [121] [22] Many political and ethnic opposition groups and countries continue to use Burma because they do not recognise the legitimacy of the ruling military government or its authority to rename the country. Official United States policy retains Burma as the country's name although the State Department's website lists the country as Burma (Myanmar). [267] The British followed the ideologies of Social Darwinism and the free market, and opened up the country to large-scale immigration with Rangoon exceeding New York City as the greatest immigration port in the world in the 1920s. So the pronunciation of the last syllable of Myanmar as [mɑːr] or of Burma as [bɜːrmə] by some speakers in the UK and all in North America is in fact a spelling pronunciation based on a misunderstanding of non-rhotic spelling conventions. However, the military junta refused to cede power[82] and continued to rule the nation as SLORC until 1997, and then as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) until its dissolution in March 2011. A matter of great concern for India since Independence has been the future of Burma, a country with which it shares land and maritime boundaries. [347] Many ethnic minorities, particularly the Karen in the southeast and the Kachin and Chin who populate the north and northeast, practice Christianity. A tiny Jewish community in Yangon had a synagogue but no resident rabbi to conduct services.[325]. [108], The impact of the post-election reforms has been observed in numerous areas, including ASEAN's approval of Myanmar's bid for the position of ASEAN chair in 2014;[109] the visit by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in December 2011 for the encouragement of further progress, which was the first visit by a secretary of state in more than fifty years,[110] during which President Bill Clinton met with the Burmese president and former military commander Thein Sein, as well as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi;[111] and the participation of Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party in the 2012 by-elections, facilitated by the government's abolition of the laws that previously barred the NLD. Many religions are practised in Myanmar. [117] On 6 April 2016, Aung San Suu Kyi assumed the newly created role of state counsellor, a role akin to a prime minister. Myanmar or Burma (Burmese: ဗမာ [bəmà]), officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is a country in Southeast Asia. [275], Many U.S. and European jewellery companies, including Bulgari, Tiffany and Cartier, refuse to import these stones based on reports of deplorable working conditions in the mines. Here’s a timeline of the key events in Myanmar’s power tussle: 1948 The nation then known as Burma gained independence from British rule on 4 January and became an independent republic. The 2012 by-elections were also the first time that international representatives were allowed to monitor the voting process in Myanmar. [235], Rohingya are not allowed to travel without official permission, are banned from owning land, and are required to sign a commitment to have no more than two children. Though incorporated in the 1947 Constitution, successive military governments construed the use of the term ‘federalism’ as being anti-national, anti-unity and pro-disintegration.[76]. In addition, al-Qaeda signalled an intention to become involved in Myanmar. [102] During the incident, the government of China was accused of giving military assistance to the ethnic Chinese rebels. [58] Hanthawaddy monarchs introduced religious reforms that later spread to the rest of the country. These wars are predominantly struggles for ethnic and sub-national autonomy, with the areas surrounding the ethnically Bamar central districts of the country serving as the primary geographical setting of conflict. As a major battleground, Burma was devastated during World War II by the Japanese invasion. She grew up with her mother, Khin Kyi, and two brothers, Aung San Lin and Aung San Oo, in Rangoon. Mohinga is the traditional breakfast dish and is Myanmar's national dish. Throughout its decades of independence, Myanmar has struggled with military rule, civil war, isolation from global affairs, and widespread poverty. The unification of Myanmar; Pagan state and society; Myanmar from the end of Pagan to 1885. [132], International development and aid partners – business, non-governmental, and governmental – hinted at suspension of partnerships with Myanmar. Myanmar is building a research nuclear reactor near Pyin Oo Lwin with help from Russia. The first Burmese silent film Myitta Ne Thuya (Love and Liquor) in 1920 which proved a major success, despite its poor quality due to a fixed camera position and inadequate film accessories. [63] With the fall of Mandalay, all of Burma came under British rule, being annexed on 1 January 1886. Though it gave up its turn to hold the ASEAN chair and host the ASEAN Summit in 2006, it chaired the forum and hosted the summit in 2014. Rakhine revolution began because 70 years after Myanmar got independence Rakhine suffered a loss in resources causing Rakhine people to be living in the second poorest region. [186], Myanmar has received extensive military aid from China in the past. In the 1930s, agricultural production fell dramatically as international rice prices declined and did not recover for several decades. The Independent reported in June 2012 that "Children are being sold as conscripts into the Burmese military for as little as $40 and a bag of rice or a can of petrol. Considered the national epic of Myanmar, the Yama Zatdaw, an adaptation of India's Ramayana, has been influenced greatly by Thai, Mon, and Indian versions of the play. The 2010 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births for Myanmar is 240. The country is governed as a parliamentary system with a bicameral legislature (with an executive president accountable to the legislature), with 25% of the legislators appointed by the military and the rest elected in general elections. For the first time in numerous decades, the publication of privately owned newspapers commenced in the country.[352]. [70], Following World War II, Aung San negotiated the Panglong Agreement with ethnic leaders that guaranteed the independence of Myanmar as a unified state. The kingdom was a protectorate of the Bengal Sultanate at different time periods.[57]. [324] Aso read: Nearly 87,000 Rohingya Refugees Arrive In Bangladesh As Bloodshed Continues In Myanmar. It is also used to write Pali, the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism, as well as several ethnic minority languages, including Shan, several Karen dialects, and Kayah (Karenni), with the addition of specialised characters and diacritics for each language.[308]. Burmese citizens account for 80% of all migrant workers in Thailand. [318] There are some 500,000 Buddhist monks and 75,000 nuns in this country of 54 million. [174], Despite Western isolation, Asian corporations have generally remained willing to continue investing in the country and to initiate new investments, particularly in natural resource extraction. [251][252], In 2016, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was accused of failing to protect Myanmar's Muslim minority. [8], The name of the country has been a matter of dispute and disagreement, particularly in the early 21st century, focusing mainly on the political legitimacy of those using Myanmar versus Burma. "[206], International human rights organisations including Human Rights Watch,[207] Amnesty International[208] and the American Association for the Advancement of Science[209] have repeatedly documented and condemned widespread human rights violations in Myanmar. [247] In September 2011, several banned websites, including YouTube, Democratic Voice of Burma and Voice of America, were unblocked. [23], In April 2016, soon after taking office, Aung San Suu Kyi commented on the question of which name should be used and said that "it is up to you because there is nothing in the constitution of our country that says that you must use any term in particular". Today’s Rakhine revolution is never going to end. [358] Myanmar is the primary subject of a 2007 graphic novel titled Chroniques Birmanes by Québécois author and animator, Guy Delisle. After the fall of Ava, the Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War involved one resistance group under Alaungpaya defeating the Restored Hanthawaddy, and by 1759 he had reunited all of Myanmar and Manipur and driven out the French and the British, who had provided arms to Hanthawaddy. Those with two syllables are listed as more common by major UK and US dictionaries except Collins: /ˌmjænˈmɑːr/, /ˈmjænmɑːr/, /ˌmjɑːnˈmɑːr/ (listen), /ˈmjɑːnmɑːr/. At the same time, international NGOs are mindful of the ethical quandary of how to work with the government without bolstering or appeasing it. [142] Many mountain ranges, such as the Rakhine Yoma, the Bago Yoma, the Shan Hills and the Tenasserim Hills exist within Myanmar, all of which run north-to-south from the Himalayas. 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