Suu Kyi takes campaign to Myanmar's restive north
- Published: 23/02/2012 at 04:32 AM
- Online news: Asia
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi takes her party's election campaign to the country's conflict-riven far north Thursday in a bid to bolster support among ethnic minorities.
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the media in Yangon. Suu Kyi takes her party's election campaign to the country's conflict-riven far north Thursday in a bid to bolster support among ethnic minorities.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate is due to fly to Myitkyina in Kachin state to deliver an afternoon speech at a political rally, as her National League for Democracy (NLD) party gears up for April 1 by-elections.
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