DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI ( 28 October 1997 to - ….doc

NEWS COLLECTION ( About Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, NLD and SPDC ) from 28-10-1997 to 12-12-2002 Collected by – Khin Kyaw Han Tuesday, October 28, 1997 Published at 10:38 GMT World: Far EastBurmese Opposition Blocked The Burmese military authorities have prevented the opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from holding a meeting with her supporters in a township,on the outskirts of the capital, Rangoon. Last week the authorities permitted her to address a similar meeting -- a move interpreted at the time as a relaxation of the restrictions enforced since her release from house arrest in 1995. Officials of her party, the National League for Democracy, said the meetings are intended to enable Aung San Suu Kyi to reorganise the partys Youth League. But corespondents say its clear the military authorities arent prepared to let her do this. From the newsroom of the BBC World Service Wednesday, 5 November, 1997, 06:43 GMT Burma: Suu Kyi Stopped Police in Burma have taken action to prevent the opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from addressing a meeting of her party in the outskirts of the capital, Rangoon. Reports say riot police put up barricades and barbed wire around the office the National League for Democracy in the township of Tamwe before the meeting was due to start. Party sources said about twenty youth members had been detained. Aung San Suu Kyi cancelled a similar meeting in Tamwe on Tuesday, after failing to obtain police permission for it. From the newsroom of the BBC World Service Wednesday, 5 November, 1997, 16:04 GMT Burmese opposition speaks out The opposition National League for Democracy in Burma has criticised the ruling milit