It shouldn't come as a surprise that Yangon has announced it will soon release Noble Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi after nearly 15 years of house arrest. This comes less than one week after Burma's flawed election -- in which Suu Kyi and most other opposition candidates were not allowed to participate -- erected a civilian facade to its military leadership.
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November 12, 2010
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Bangkok crackdown
- Seeking to end two months of protests by anti-government "red shirt" demonstrators, the Thai government fielded hundreds of soldiers supported by armored personnel carriers at dawn on May 19, 2010. Civilians suffered the heaviest casualties during the heavy urban fighting to follow, as well as one soldier and two journalists. At least 15 people were killed. Photos: Kenneth Todd Ruiz.
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Map courtesy Richard Barrow. For a larger map to play with, click here.
Map courtesy Richard Barrow. For a larger map to play with, click here.
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