In the Burmese language, the Chinese are called Tayoke (တရုတ်, tarut, pronounced ) and formerly spelt တရုပ် (tarup).The earliest evidence of this term dates to the Bagan Era, in the 13th century, during which it referred to the territory and a variety of peoples to the north and northeast of Myanmar.Various scholars have proposed that it comes from the Chinese term for ...

Buddhism (Burmese: ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ), specifically Theravāda Buddhism (Burmese: ထေရဝါဒဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ), is the State religion of Myanmar since 1961, and practiced by nearly 90% of the population. It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion.

The Rohingya people (/ r oʊ ˈ h ɪ n dʒ ə,-ɪ n-,-ɪ ŋ j ə /) are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma). Described by journalists and news outlets as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world, the Rohingya are denied citizenship under the 1982 Myanmar nationality law.

Join the professional language testing and learning community. Register now . Going Global Indo-Pacific 2022 Conference 28 November – 1 December 2022 ... The British Council is appalled and deeply saddened at the recent loss of life in Myanmar and we express our solidarity with the people of Myanmar at this difficult time.

Myanmar (also known as Burma) is an ethnically diverse nation with 135 distinct ethnic groups officially recognised by the Burmese Government.These are grouped into eight "major national ethnic races": Bamar; Chin; Kachin; Karen; Kayah; Mon; Rakhine; Shan; The "major national ethnic races" are grouped primarily according to region rather than linguistic or ethnic affiliation, …

Nov 08, 2022 · Burma’s economic growth rate recovered from a low growth under 6% in 2011 but has been volatile between 6% and 8% between 2014 and 2018. Burma’s abundant natural resources and young labor force have the potential to attract foreign investment in the energy, garment, information technology, and food and beverage sectors.

Title: "Myanmar Alin", - မြန်မာ့အလင်း - Wednesday 29 September 2021 Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar Date of publication: 2021-09-29

A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw—Myanmar's military—which then vested power in a military junta.Acting president Myint Swe proclaimed a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been …

Oct 12, 2022 · Myanmar, also called Burma, country, located in the western portion of mainland Southeast Asia.In 1989 the country’s official English name, which it had held since 1885, was changed from the Union of Burma to the Union of Myanmar; in the Burmese language the country has been known as Myanma (or, more precisely, Mranma Prañ) since the 13th century.

Burma/Myanmar: The challenges Indonesia will inherit as ASEAN chair Burma/Myanmar: ... (Burmese-language news sources: Broadcast (radio and TV)) How To Move Forward. Yanghee Lee, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar How To Move Forward. Yanghee Lee, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar