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Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish 11 hours ago

Supporters of Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi wait for her arrival in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Burmese government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent...
The Lady and The Peacock, by Peter Popham
Globe and Mail 15 hours ago

That is precisely where this important book falters. It lacks the appraising eye, attuned to shadow, that allows biography to reveal the deepest human truths about its subject. Aung San Suu Kyi’s famous stubbornness, her intransigence, her early and...
Getty Images 31 minutes ago

Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) looks on as Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) speaks at her residence in Yangon on February 18, 2012 after their meeting. Thailand's current premier, Yingluck Shinawatra, visited Suu Kyi in... View Photo »
We hope that these new developments will reinforce the process of democratisation and national reconciliation
– Aung San Suu Kyi SOURCE: Channel News Asia 1 month ago
By-elections in Myanmar will be key test of commitment to democracy - UN
United Nations 17 hours ago

Secretary-Generals Special Adviser for Myanmar, today wrapped up a six-day visit to the Asian country, where he met with numerous top national and state officials, including President Thein Sein and Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin, as well as with...
Open Jaw: 'An individual boycott is not the answer to tyranny'
Independent 23 hours ago

However, I do not feel – unless there is a special plea such as there was from Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma – that an individual boycott is the answer. I occasionally travel to a country that has an appalling history of human rights abuses. I go knowing...
EU starts lifting Myanmar sanctions, rewards reforms
Reuters Mobile 1 day ago

EU sanctions were imposed after bloody military crackdowns on a pro-democracy movement, whose figurehead is Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi, who was freed in 2010, has reversed her stance on boycotting the army-dominated...
Getty Images 38 minutes ago

Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (2nd L) speaks to reporters after his meeting with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) at her residence in Yangon on February 18, 2012. Thailand's current premier, Yingluck Shinawatra, visited Suu Kyi... View Photo »
After an emotional first meeting with Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that more steps towards reform probably will ease U.S. and Western sanctions against that Southeast Asian nation
SOURCE: The Politico 1 month ago
Aung San Suu Kyi on Non-Violence
YouTube Videos 53 months ago
Myanmar's beacon of democracy
Straits Times 1 day ago

READ with joy that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is once again on the campaign trail and that her once reclusive nation is starting to open up to the world. It is a watershed in Myanmar politics ('Suu Kyi's big welcome'; Feb 8). Together,...
Hezbollah leader denies links to recent attacks
San Diego Union-Tribune 1 day ago

MROUE, Associated Press | Map locates Bangkok where there were three blasts injuring at least five people. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) — AP BEIRUT Hezbollah's leader says the Iranian-backed group has nothing to do with this week's attack on an Israeli...

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About Aung San Suu Kyi

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Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည် or ; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany; IPA: [àunsʰánsṵtʃì]); born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, and a noted prisoner of conscience and advocate of nonviolent resistance. Aung San Suu Kyi was the third child in her family. Her... Full Article

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