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12 Nov 2010 12:02

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World: Post-elections, Myanmar might set Aung San Suu Kyi (sorta) free

Now that the election’s over and the power is firmly in the military junta’s hands, long-house-arrested Nobel Peace Prize Aung San Suu Kyi may finally get (some) freedom. source
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09 Nov 2010 09:50

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World: In Myanmar/Burma, military’s stranglehold showed with election

  • 80% of all votes went to the military-aligned party source
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07 Nov 2010 21:38

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World: Even Myanmar’s citizens think today’s elections are a sham

  • what Today’s elections in Myanmar (also called Burma) didn’t have very many voters, despite it being the military-controlled country’s first election in two decades.
  • why A lot of reasons, but one man put it like this: “Auntie Suu told us not to vote.” Despite her lengthy house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi still has hold in her country. source
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06 Nov 2010 20:15

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World: Myanmar (a.k.a. Burma) having (possibly democratic) elections

  • 29
    million     number of people who will be able to vote in tomorrow’s elections in Burma (also known as Myanmar)
  • 1.5
    million     number of those people who won’t be able to because it’s too dangerous for voting to take place
  • 50 number of years that Burma has been under depressing military rule
  • 20 number of years since the country had any sort of election (sham or not)
  • 3,000 candidates are vying for a seat in Sunday’s election source
  • » Critics say it’s a sham: Well, let’s see. Foreign journalists won’t be allowed in the country during tomorrow’s elections. Nor will independent observers. And the leader of the opposition party, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, is currently under house arrest and largely has been since the last election. Wonder what makes them think that this election is a sham.
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15 Aug 2009 20:32

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U.S., World: Jim Webb in Myanmar: We knew we always liked that guy

Sen. Jim Webb (with home-jailed activist Aung San Suu Kyi) proves in Myanmar what Bill Clinton did in North Korea: Diplomacy works. source
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15 Aug 2009 09:30

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U.S., World: Aung San Suu Kyi’s stupid visitor, John Yettaw, is getting released

  • Credit Sen. Jim Webb for the diplomatic work. John Yettaw, the out-of-shape American who swam across a moat to save Burmese human rights leader Aung San Suu Kyi but just made things worse, will be getting out of seven years of hard labor. It’s thanks to Webb, a Virginia senator who comes off as a miniature Bill Clinton in this context. While Yettaw gets out, there’s no word on Suu Kyi, who was sentenced by Myanmar to more house arrest in a decision that angered many. source
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11 Aug 2009 10:26

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World: Burma sentences Aung San Suu Kyi as if nobody’s gonna notice

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18 May 2009 09:32

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World: Myanmar political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi goes to trial

No, this isn’t the lady who went to jail because some crazy guy showed up at her doorstep. This is a protester who looks like her. source
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14 May 2009 20:51

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World: Burmese gatecrasher John Yettaw appears to be insane

  • You can’t raise your voice. You cannot touch him without startling him. I lived with the man. Yes, he has it. He also has bipolar but I don’t believe he has been diagnosed with that. I would call him that.
  • Yvonne Yettaw • Whose ex-husband John recently started some drama with a Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, and got her in trouble. Granted, there is a degree of “I hate my ex-husband SO MUCH” in there, but she did live with the guy, so she knows better than most. • source
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14 May 2009 20:40

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World: Some weird guy on a mission to Burma just ruined an activist’s life

  • one Burmese pro-Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was living out the waning days of her house arrest and very close to a possible release.
  • two A weird, creepy guy from the U.S., John Yettaw, swims to her house and tries to meet with her. (Nobody’s really sure why outside of insanity.)
  • three Burma finds that, because this guy visited her house, she broke the terms of her house arrest and now faces likely jail time. WTF, Burma? source
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