[NPR]
“A day after regaining freedom from house arrest, the charismatic leader of Myanmar’s opposition, Aung San Suu Kyi, lost no time in jumping back into politics.” She “indicated that she was willing to help unite the fractious opposition factions in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma.”
“”People of Burma, not only the Burman majority but also the ethnic minorities, have trust and faith in her,” [Soe Aung, a spokesman for the Thailand-based civic group Forum for Democracy in Burma] says. “It’s not only because she’s the daughter of our independence hero, Gen. Aung San. But she also has the skill and ability to gather all the people, be united under one umbrella and to work together for the country.””
“Myanmar’s military has recently launched offensives in the country’s border areas against ethnic rebel forces fighting for autonomy in a federal union. The fighting drove thousands of refugees to seek temporary shelter over the border in the Thai town of Mae Sot.”
“Zipporah Sein, general secretary of one of the ethnic groups, the Karen National Union, says they are now looking to Suu Kyi for help.”
“”We hope that Aung San Suu Kyi could talk to the military about this, for stopping the offensive against the ethnic people,” she says.”
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