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Burma: Free at Last
Aung San Suu Kyi The Next Face-Off
Will Burma's military rulers embark on reforms to help lift the long-suffering country out of its rut?
Timeline: Testing the Limits
Aung San Suu Kyi's long struggle against the ruling junta
Poll:
What role would you like to see Suu Kyi play in Burmese politics?
National Leader
Share Power with the Generals
Quit Politics Altogether
After 19 months of house arrest, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is finally released. But will Burma's military rulers really open up?
Burma rockers Burma's rock stars—they do exist—struggle to make a statement in a country where everyone is forced to perform the same song and dance Aung San Suu Kyi talks to the press

Statement by Burma's military leaders the day of Suu Kyi's release
To bring Burma democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi has lost both family and her own freedom. Andrew Marshall on the lady trapped in a not-so-gilded cage Burma images A trip into the heartland of one of Asia's most overlooked nations

I N T E R V I E W S

November 15, 1999 TIME's Sandra Burton met with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss efforts to promote national reconciliation and the restoration of democracy

November 15, 1999 TIME'sSandra Burton met with Foreign Minister Win Aung to discuss reform efforts and the government's stance on Suu Kyi's party

June 7, 1996 Aung San Suu Kyi vows to carry on her campaign
[from the Asiaweek archives]

D A I L Y    S T O R I E S

July 19, 2001 The release of political prisoners by Burma's military government is a good sign—but more are needed

March 1, 2001 Once filled with words of hate, the country's military leaders are getting warm 'n' fuzzy

November 28, 2000 Aung San Suu Kyi has been a prisoner in her own home for years. Now she may lose it after a legal suit brought by her U.S.-based brother

T R A V E L

May 9, 2001 Burmese people want freedom from a brutal regime, not tourists, argues European MEP Glenys Kinnock

March 19, 2001 Should We Boycott or Go?

A U N G    S A N

August 23, 1999 A fresh crop of leaders emerged at mid-century, men who created and nurtured nations with a newfangled skill called politics
M A G A Z I N E    S T O R I E S

December 18, 2000 A pair of generals—a ruthless battlefield commander and a reform-minded intelligence chief—are in the running to lead Burma's junta

December 18, 2000 Sibling rivalry or politics?

September 18, 2000 Intensifying a crackdown on the opposition, Burma's generals are calculating that the West doesn't care

November 15, 1999 Burma's ruling junta continues to squabble with Aung San Suu Kyi, but the generals now seem more attentive to international calls for reform

June 7, 1996 Democracy's champion comes out fighting
[from the Asiaweek archives]

June 7, 1996 Is ASEAN too close to the generals?
[from the Asiaweek archives]

June 7, 1996 Despite years of struggle, the democracy movement has failed to dislodge Myanmar's military rulers
[from the Asiaweek archives]


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