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January 30, 2012

Suu Kyi in Election Mode

Luke Hunt, ASEAN Beat

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Reforms are biting fast in Burma. The sight of pro-democracy icon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi being swamped by supporters and lavished with flowers over the weekend as she begins campaigning for the April 1 by-elections was another extraordinary moment.

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