Suu Kyi wins democracy prize

Published: 23/09/2011 at 07:36 AM
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Burma democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi has won this year's Chatham House prize for her contribution to the improvement of international relations, the British think-tank said Friday.

Myanmar democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured on September 13, has won this year's Chatham House prize for her contribution to the improvement of international relations, the British think-tank said Friday.

The 66-year-old's fight to bring political change to Burma, for which she has had to spend most of the last two decades under house arrest, had made her an international symbol of democracy and peaceful resistance, it said.

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Discussion 2 : 23/09/2011 at 10:12 AM2
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Suu Kyi deserves all the awards she gets for her steadfast bravery and work in trying to bring freedom to the people of Burma. Maybe the Military Junta will finally get the message and quit looting the Country and give it back to the People of Burma.
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Discussion 1 : 23/09/2011 at 07:19 AM1
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Was Thaksin the runner up?
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