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Aung San Suu Kyi

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Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese Social Democratic stateswoman, politician and president of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar.

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Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese Social Democratic stateswoman, politician and president of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar.

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English


Episodes

News Wrap: GOP-controlled House greenlights Keystone XL bill

11/14/2014
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: The long-delayed and much fought-over Keystone XL pipeline is back on Congress to-do list. It won a new vote of support today in the U.S. House, and headed for the Senate, propelled by the midterm elections. Parts of the massive pipeline already exist, and new parts are being built every day, including this pumping station in Hartford, Missouri. Now the Republican-controlled House has approved the final phase of Keystone for the ninth...

Duration:00:06:40

In Myanmar, Obama Holds News Conference With Opposition Leader

11/14/2014
Usually when the president visits another country, he holds a joint media opportunity with his counterpart. But in Myanmar, also known as Burma, he met reporters together with Aung San Suu Kyi.

Duration:00:03:26

News Wrap: Liberia lifts state of emergency

11/13/2014
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: President Obama and Republicans in Congress moved closer to confrontation today over immigration reform. There was word the president will issue an executive order as early as next week. The New York Times reported he plans to shield up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation. Many could receive work permits. That drew fresh warnings from the top House Republican, Speaker John Boehner. REP. JOHN BOEHNER, Speaker of the House:...

Duration:00:04:55

Clock Is Ticking For Aung San Suu Kyi's Presidential Bid

6/27/2014
An unusual constitutional rule stands in between Myanmar's most famous political prisoner and the presidency. And despite popular protest, an amendment, at the moment, appears unlikely.

Duration:00:03:22

Inside Myanmar’s transition from isolation to openness

4/14/2014
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: In 2007, the world got a horrific peek inside the closed world of Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma, as the military regime brutally crushed the Saffron Revolution, led by monks and students demanding political freedom. RELATED LINKSIn race to develop Myanmar, government grabs farmland for factories Myanmar’s democracy transition marred by anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence New chapter begins for U.S. relations with Myanmar, though...

Duration:00:09:39