Congress to honour Burma's Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi sits with generals amid unrest

AUNG San Suu Kyi has surprised onlookers by Burma's annual Armed Forces Day parade in a show of solidarity with the country's rulers.

news.com.au (1 month and 27 days ago)

Aung San Suu Kyi re-elected as leader of Burma's opposition party

Nobel laureate named as chairwoman of National League for Democracy's new executive board at landmark party conferenceAung San Suu Kyi has been selected to continue as head of Burma's main opposition party, keeping her leadership post even as the party undergoes a makeover to adjust to the country's new democratic framework.The Nobel laureate was named chairwoman of the...

guardian.co.uk (2 months and 16 days ago)

Veteran Burmese activist Win Tin says democracy icon Suu Kyi is too conciliatory

RANGOON, Burma — For most of two decades, while Aung San Suu Kyi was kept under house arrest, her deputy Win Tin was condemned to solitary confinement in prison, denied even pen and paper by his jailers. Read full article >>

washingtonpost.com (2 months and 14 days ago)

The Battle for Burma

Last month, as the anti-Muslim violence in Burma spread from Rakhine state in western Burma to the central Burmese city of Meiktila, Aung San Suu Kyi sat among the generals on the reviewing stand as the Burmese army marched past on Armed Forces Day. She is seen as a saint ...

bangordailynews.com (1 month and 1 day ago)

Suu Kyi Calls for Party Unity

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, speaking at the National League for Democracy's first-ever congress, called for unity amid reports of party in-fighting.

wsj.com (2 months and 18 days ago)

Rena Pederson: Don't Count Burma's Lady out... Yet

The last couple of weeks have been extremely rough ones for Aung San Suu Kyi and her country, but the former Nobel Peace Prize winner is still the chess player to watch in Burma.Known to millions in her country simply as "The Lady," Suu Kyi remains the equivalent of the Queen on the game board, maneuvering for power with generals as knights and monks as bishops. She is...

huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 14 days ago)

Myanmar’s Opposition Led By Aung San Suu Kyi Holds First Party Congress

Myanmar’s opposition, National League for Democracy (NLD), led by pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, began its first ever party conference Friday to elect their leadership. Nearly 900 delegates have been chosen to attend the congress in Yangon, at which they will elect new party leaders, with Aung San Suu Kyi widely expected to retain the top post. NLD, which had its...

ibtimes.com (2 months and 18 days ago)

Burma's leader defends mine

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has urged protesters in the north of the country to accept a controversial Chinese-backed mine.

abc.net.au (2 months and 13 days ago)

Suu Kyi's inexperienced party in search of policies for Myanmar

YANGON (Reuters) - Aung San Suu Kyi's inexperienced party begins its first congress on Friday aiming to push forward positions that will become increasingly important in the run-up to a 2015 election in Myanmar that could sweep it into government.

reuters.com (2 months and 19 days ago)

Aung San Suu Kyi may become target as hackers launch Burma campaign

independent.co.uk (17 days ago)