Its history is short: it has only existed since 2005, raised out of the flatlands by the then military rulers of Myanmar, which was previously known as Burma. The name Nay Pyi Taw means "seat of the ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's ruling ... independent Democratic Voice of Burma reported. In the area of Inle Lake, a popular tourist destination northeast of the capital, many people died when ...

which was previously known as Burma. Myanmar Military Council The name Nay Pyi Taw means "seat of the king". The reasons for moving the capital some 370km inland from the largest city, Yangon ...