Suu Kyi attempts to unite opposition

PRO-DEMOCRACY leader Aung San Suu Kyi reached out to Burma’s splintered opposition forces yesterday, as she addressed thousands of exuberant supporters following her release from years of house arrest.

Suu Kyi attempts  to unite opposition

“I want to hear the voice of the people, after that we will decide what we want to do,” she told a sea of followers outside her party headquarters. “I want to work with all democratic forces. I believe in human rights and I believe in the rule of law.”

The daughter of Burma’s independence hero carries a weight of expectation among supporters for a better future for the nation after almost half a century of military dictatorship.

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