Tag: Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar: Military Regime Cracks Down on Soros’ Open Society Foundation
[The Irrawaddy, Nikkei Asia] “The military regime has seized control of the bank accounts of billionaire George Soros’ Open Society…
Myanmar: Historic Aung San Suu Kyi election victory, ethnic conflicts remain to resolve
[Newsweek] “The resounding election victory of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party [in early November] surprised…
Democratic Liberalization in Myanmar, Shift Away from China
[Foreign Policy] “China was Myanmar’s main backer and largest investor during its years of international seclusion, supporting strategic infrastructure projects…
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Free, Back in Politics, Ethnic Groups Optimistic
[NPR] “A day after regaining freedom from house arrest, the charismatic leader of Myanmar’s opposition, Aung San Suu Kyi, lost…
Military Junta Cracks Down on Saffron Revolution, Takes Back Control in Burma
[Der Spiegel] “The regime’s thugs made their biggest mistake at the beginning of the protests, on Sept. 5. In an…
George Soros’s Burma Project: $2 million annually for building democracy
[Forbes] “George Soros spends $2 million a year trying to pave the way for democracy in Burma. It’s a tricky…
In hard-line shift, Burma’s military junta ousted pro-democracy Prime Minister, himself a general
[BBC, China Daily] “Conservative elements in Burma’s military junta have ousted Prime Minister Khin Nyunt and put him under house…