The Republic of the Union of Myanmar (no longer the Union of Myanmar) has finally implimented changes which were included in the new constitution - which wasn't that new, since it was written in 2007 and won a referendum in 08.
After two years of being too busy making sure Aung San Suu Kyi can't participate in elections (why do they even bother pretending to have elections?) Burma's military junta (or "State Peace and Development Council" as they would prefer to be known) have finally gotten around to making some cosmetic changes in a nation in desperate need of real, meaningful change.
Some real changes were also included in the new constitution, but certainly not for the better - for example, it guarantees the military a quarter of parliamentary seats regardless of elections.
Anyway, the new flag features a yellow stripe representing solidarity; green symbolising peace, tranquility and lush greenery; red for courage and determination; and a white star for the significance of the union of the country. With the exception of the meaning of the white star, the flag could easily have been designed as Aung San Suu Kyi's personal standard.
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