Reader's Digest Features An Article On Aung San Suu Kyi: The Soul Of A Nation
18 Mar 2004 (VOA) - Burma's military government has allowed a popular Western
magazine featuring an article on detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu
Kyi to go on sale in Rangoon.
The March issue of the Asian edition of Reader's Digest features a lengthy
article on the Nobel laureate titled "The Soul of the Nation." The
article, which features three photographs of Aung San Suu Kyi, contains language
critical of Burma's military government. Witnesses say the magazine quickly
sold out at several Rangoon bookstores.
Burma's military government has long been criticized for suppressing press freedom, and has frequently censored material on Aung San Suu Kyi and the pro-democracy opposition. (Information for this report is provided by AP and AFP.)