Daw Aung San Suu Kyi-NLD Leader received the Wallenberg Medal-US Award on Tuesday night.
ARBOR, Michigan (AP) – Myanmar pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who is being honoured by the University of Michigan, says freedom from fear is the ‘master key’ that clears the way to other freedoms.
Ms Suu Kyi received the Wallenberg Medal on Tuesday night. The award is named for the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during World War II. Ms Suu Kyi is the leader of a democracy movement in Myanmar, a country formerly known as Burma.
Ms Suu Kyi did not travel to the United States for the medal. She gave a videotaped speech from Myanmar but planned to answer live questions from the campus audience. Ms Suu Kyi is a Nobel Peace laureate and was under house arrest until last year. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_727327.html
Myanmar is under trade, economic and political sanctions from the Untied States and other nations.
