Controversial Sayings

it is Muslims killing Muslims as well.

She called the generals 'rather sweet.'

I am just a politician. I am not quite like Margaret Thatcher, no. But on the other hand, I am no Mother Teresa either. I have never said that I was.

I don't care about prizes and honours as such. I am sorry that friends are not as steadfast as they might be. Because I think friendship means understanding, basically, trying to understand rather than to just make your own judgement. But prizes come…

If there is no discipline, no system can succeed. Therefore one people should always be united and disciplined.

India had drawn away from us in our very difficult days. But I had faith in the lasting friendship between the two countries based on lasting friendship between our two peoples.

A strategy for citizenship requires cooperation from all communities.

If war crimes have been committed by members of Myanmar's defence services, they will be prosecuted through our military justice system, in accordance with Myanmar's constitution.

It would not be helpful for the international legal order if the impression takes hold that only resource-rich countries can conduct adequate domestic investigations and prosecutions.

Our present constitution gives the military far too much power. Although the president is the head of state, he is not necessarily the highest power in the land. The commander-in-chief can take over all powers of government at any time he feels it to…

Quite frankly, as many people know, there are political prisoners and that shows [the country] does not have a free and fair judicial system.

Unless there is a free press to check those who are in power, we will not be able to defend the rights and freedoms of the people.

But at the same time this press has to be aware . . . of the great responsibility that it has for the stability of the nation, which is in fact what we are trying to do.

This is a disgraceful attempt by Aung San Suu Kyi to defend the indefensible. To say that this case had 'nothing to do with freedom of expression' and that Wa Lone, and Kyaw Soe Oo 'were not jailed for being journalists' is a deluded misrepresentatio…

cycles of inter-communal violence going back to the 1940s.

impatience

fake rape

investment that only goes to enrich an already wealthy elite bent on monopolizing both economic and political power cannot contribute toward égalité and justice.

treat the business tycoons deeply linked to the military as 'fellow citizens' and build the country together.

I could not as my father's daughter remain indifferent to all that was going on.