Burma: Thousands line streets for Suu Kyi

Thousands of supporters in Burma’s countryside cheered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today as she made a political tour ahead of by-elections, highlighting how quickly and dramatically politics is changing in the long-repressed south-east Asian nation.

Throngs of people lined the roads of several towns in the southern district of Dawei shouting: “Long Live Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.” Daw is a title of respect in Burma.