Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi, AC (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany, /aʊŋˌsæn.suːˈtʃiː/,Burmese pronunciation: [àʊɴ sʰáɴ sṵ tɕì]; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese Social Democratic stateswoman, politician and president of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar. In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010, becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners.

Suu Kyi received the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. In 1992, she was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding by the government of India and the International Simón Bolívar Prize from the government of Venezuela. In 2012, the Government of Pakistan awarded her the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Award For Democracy. In 2007, the Government of Canada made her an honorary citizen of that country, the fourth person ever to receive the honour. In 2011, she was awarded the Wallenberg Medal. On 19 September 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi was also presented with the Congressional Gold Medal, which is, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in the United States.

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Suu Kyi drops out of U.N. agenda at Geneva arms conference

Asahi News 22 Feb 2019

conference in Geneva next week, and not by the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to the latest agenda for the meeting on Thursday ... officials said they did not have any information about Suu Kyi coming to Geneva ... Last year Suu Kyi visited Australia, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam and Nepal....

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi drops off UN agenda in Geneva next week

The Himalayan 22 Feb 2019

Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends Invest Myanmar in Naypidaw, Myanmar, January 28, 2019 ... Myanmar will be represented by a government minister at a UN conference in Geneva next week, and not by the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to the latest agenda for the meeting on Thursday....

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi courts investment for strife-torn Rakhine state

This is Money 22 Feb 2019

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi glossed over the conflict while pressing for investment in Rakhine state. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi touted Rakhine state's "untapped" economic potential to investors Friday, but glossed over violence that has scorched the area -- most recently claiming the life of an 18-year-old civilian....

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Suu Kyi ignores violence in Rakhine pitch

Taipei Times 22 Feb 2019

Burmese State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday touted Rakhine State’s “untapped” economic potential to investors, but glossed over violence that has scorched the area — most recently claiming the life of an 18-year-old civilian ... Aung San Suu Kyi blamed the international ......

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for investors, says crisis-hit state Rakhine has great potential for peace ...

DNA India 22 Feb 2019

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on Friday, saying the world had "focused narrowly on negative aspects" in the state from which some 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled since 2017 ... Bangladesh Japan South Korea Myanmar Asia Aung San Suu Kyi Rakhine Simon Lewis....

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi courts investment for strife-torn Rakhine state

The Siasat Daily 22 Feb 2019

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi touted Rakhine state’s “untapped” economic potential to investors Friday, but glossed over violence that has scorched the area — most recently claiming the life of an 18-year-old civilian ... Suu Kyi seeks investment for Myanmar, ignores Rohingya crisis....

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HE Daw Aung San Suu Kyi State Counsellor of Myanmar, called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 27-01-18

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi woos investors to crisis-hit Rakhine, decries 'negative' focus

Yahoo Daily News 22 Feb 2019

NGAPALI BEACH, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on Friday, saying the world had "focused narrowly on negative aspects" in the state from which some 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled since 2017....

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi woos investors to crisis-hit Rakhine, decries "negative" focus

This is Money 22 Feb 2019

NGAPALI BEACH, Myanmar, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on Friday, saying the world had "focused narrowly on negative aspects" in the state from which some 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled since 2017....

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi woos investors to crisis-hit Rakhine, decries ‘negative’ focus

Indian Express 22 Feb 2019

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on Friday, saying the world had “focused narrowly on negative aspects” in the state from which some 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled since 2017 ... Aung San Suu kyi....

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Aung San Suu Kyi seeks foreign investment in Myanmar’s Rakhine state despite violence

South China Morning Post 22 Feb 2019

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi touted Rakhine state’s “untapped” economic potential to investors Friday, but glossed over violence that has scorched the area – most recently claiming the life of an 18-year-old civilian.Rakhine, a vast stretch of ......

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Suu Kyi to investors: Pour money into crisis-hit Rakhine state

Al Jazeera 22 Feb 2019

Myanmar leader tells investors to stop focusing on 'negative aspects' in Rakhine from where 750,000 Rohingya have fled ... ....

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Myanmar pitches crisis-hit Rakhine to investors

Reuters 22 Feb 2019

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Ninth lawmaker quits Britain’s opposition Labour Party

Indian Express 22 Feb 2019

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