Aung San Suu Kyi Is Allowed to Make a Campaign Speech

Today, as reported by the BBC, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed to deliver a campaign message and even to criticize her country's political system. A clear sign that things are changing positively in Burma, she was able to speak for 15 minutes on national television and radio as part of a new government provision that gives parties in the 1 April by-elections the right to outline their political themes and aspirations for the country. Forty-eight parliamentary seats are being contested in the upcoming election. Hopefully her National League for Democracy (NLD) party will win many.

Dramatic changes are occurring in Burma. That's good news!

Good News from Burma

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been released. Finally some good news from Myanmar. It's being reported worldwide so read all about it.

Wisdom from The Elders

Engaged in a number of missions, a group of well-known global leaders called The Elders, comprised of Nelson Mandela, its originator, and Martti Ahtisaari, Kofi Annan, Ela Bhatt, Lakhdar Brahimi, Gro Brundtland, Fernando H. Cardoso, Jimmy Carter, Graca Machel, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu, has made equality for womankind one of their priorities. They appeal for "an end to the use of religious and traditional practices to justify and entrench discrimination against women and girls." The group is also assisting efforts to address the predicaments in Zimbabwe, Burma (Myanmar) and Cyprus. Their prestige, renown and moral standing allow them to be particularly influential in advancing the initiatives they tackle. As Lakhdar Brahimi so aptly puts it: "We're extremely careful not to claim that we're going to take a problem and solve it. What we're saying is that from time to time, in certain situations, a problem needs a little push."
Read more about The Elders and their initiatives.