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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Minute: On Aung San Suu Kyi

After international criticism, Myanmar's de facto leader has broken her silence on the Rohingya crisis. She has invited diplomats to visit troubled areas in Rakhine State, from where more than 400,000 Muslim Rohingyas have fled violence. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Burmese Desk Editor Myint Swe tells us that for some, Ms Suu Kyi is 'no longer an icon for democracy'.

(Photo: Aung San Suu Kyi smiles as she prepares to meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, China, 2017, Credit: Nicolas Asfouri/Getty Images)

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