Elections were held in 1989 and the National League for Democracy party scored a decisive victory. Instead, the military regime saw to it that party leaders were arrested and elected officials were prevented from taking their rightful seats. In 1989, Burma changed its name to Myanmar and changed its capital's name from Rangoon to Yangon. Currently it is believed that General Saw Maung has formed a peace deal with the world s largest heroin baron, Khun Sa. The private army of Khun Sa has also been linked to recent violence against government resistors.
Agricultural products consist of paddy rice, corn, oilseeds, sugarcane, and hardwood.
They primarily export beans, teak, rice, rubber, and hardwood. Burma's trading partners are Singapore, China, Indonesia, India, and Thailand. Diet Rice is the core of any Burman meal. Typical meals add curry and a spicy raw vegetable salad. Almost everything is flavored with a dried and fermented shrimp paste.