Myanmar's Suu Kyi hits campaign trail | Bangkok Post: news

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was greeted by cheering crowds Saturday as she hit the campaign trail in the constituency where she is standing for parliament for the first time.

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is greeted by supporters as she travels in a convoy to Wahtheinkha village in Kawhmu township outside Yangon. Suu Kyi was greeted by cheering crowds as she hit the campaign trail in the constituency where she is standing for parliament for the first time.

Thousands of excited supporters lined the roads to greet her convoy of dozens of vehicles, waving flags of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party and photos of Suu Kyi and her father, Myanmar independence hero Aung San.