In 1989, the military government officially changed the English translations of many colonial-era names, including the name of the country to "Myanmar". This prompted one scholar to coin the term "Myanmarification" to refer to the top-down programme of political and cultural reform in the context of which the renaming was done. The renaming remains a [...]
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Burma Myanmar
February 17th, 2011
Deficit Commission
November 15th, 2010
4. Speaking of cap gains, they would be taxed as ordinary income under all the Bowles-Simpson reform plans. Since the rate is currently at 15 percent, that means around a doubling depending on the plan. Deficit Commission Deficit Commission According to a source who spoke to Fox News, the 18-member panel led by former Wyoming [...]