Burma says Suu Kyi visit 'staged'

[Coventina]

Source: BBC

Burma's military regime has blamed the incident which led to the arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on "anti-government elements".

State media quoted the foreign minister as saying that a visit to the home of Ms Suu Kyi by a US national was a stunt designed to embarrass the government.

Ms Suu Kyi is accused of breaking the terms of her house arrest and faces up to five years in jail if convicted.

Witnesses are continuing to testify at her trial, which began on Monday.

The trial of Aung San Suu Kyi has been widely condemned - not just by Burma's Western critics, but by its Asian neighbours too, as a ruse to keep her locked up until after the elections scheduled for next year.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8063328.stm

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This is the first BBC story in a while (that I have seen) that has used "Burma" instead of "Myanmar." I wonder if the outrage over this trial is making news organizations rethink their acceptance of the junta's new name?

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. No, they normally use 'Burma' as the main word

As they explain here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7389525.stm

Or recent articles:

http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?tab=ns&q=Burma&start=1&scope=all

vs.

http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?tab=ns&q=Myanmar&start=1&scope=all

It's always 'Burma' in the title, even if there's some 'Myanmar' reference elsewhere in the article.

[Coventina]

2. Thanks for setting me straight. I suppose I have them confused with

Reuters.

I look at so many different new sites that I must have been confused.