Aung San Suu Kyi Speech Collections: Recent Episodes
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(14 Jul 1995) Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she hasn't ruled out becoming Prime Minister one day. The Nobel Prize winner is considering her future after being freed from six years of house arrest in Rangoon earlier this week. Supporters are still flocking to her home and - she's told APTV she'll be guided by the will of the people. Here is a woman little accustomed to having the press on her doorstep. Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is now celebrating the fifth day of freedom after being under house arrest for the past six years. In the light of her release, she is urging countries not to rush to improve relations with Burma following her release because "nothing else" has changed under military rule. But she insists - she will give all she can for the people - perhaps even be their prime minister.
10 Dec 2019 / Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi used to be seen as a symbol of human rights and spent years under house arrest for promoting democracy. Now, as Myanmar's civilian leader, she is at the International Court of Justice to defend her country against charges of genocide committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority. She will, in fact, be defending the very people who had previously imprisoned her - the military. How did this peace icon wind up in the dock? [ BBC ]
A grave humanitarian crisis right now is occurring in Myanmar, where more than 400,000 members of the country's Rohingya minority have fled to neighboring Bangladesh following a campaign of rape, destruction, and killing carried out by Myanmar's military. The crisis — deemed a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing" by the United Nations Human Rights chief — has also damaged the reputation of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader and iconic Nobel Peace laureate, who has downplayed the grievances of the Rohingya and refrained from criticizing the military in her public appearances.
Aung San Suu Kyi's silence has attracted widespread condemnation, not least from fellow Nobel laureates Desmond Tutu and Malala Yousafzai. But in an appearance at Asia Society on Friday, Australia Foreign Minister Julie Bishop argued that Myanmar's leader "may be taking the blame for matters that are outside her control."
L'icône birmane Aung San Suu Kyi est célébrée mercredi 27 juin par Paris qui a fait d'elle en juin 2004 une citoyenne d'honneur, au deuxième jour de sa visite en France, dernière étape de sa tournée européenne triomphale. (2012)
We know Aung San Suu Kyi as "a golden bird in a cage"; she is a valuable icon representing freedom and democracy which the suppressed population of Burma much hopes for. In the West she stands out as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, she has been awarded countless prizes for her effort, among them the Nobel Peace Prize. But who is the person and woman behind it all? In this film, her close family, friends, and close colleagues tell about a daughter, a wife, a friend, a mother, and a rebel - that early in life met deep grief and deprivation.
But who is the person and woman behind it all? In this film, her close family, friends, and close colleagues tell about a daughter, a wife, a friend, a mother, and a rebel - that early in life met deep grief and deprivation. “It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” Aung San Suu Kyi is known first and foremost as the political opposition leader at the center of 20 years of social unrest and turmoil in Burma. What many do not know is that she started out as a British housewife in the upper echelons of Oxford society before she went back to her oppressed homeland and joined the struggle for freedom. Since her return, she was held under house arrest for fifteen out of twenty-one years during which she had minimal contact with her family and closest relations. 'Lady of No Fear' offers a close-up of the freedom-fighting woman Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, ‘her knight in shining armor Dr. Michael Aris, who died on his 53rd birthday in 1999, still unable to see his wife. Together they gave up their normal life and marriage for the cause of freedom in Burma. She comes across as charming, determined, and stoical in her decision to fight for her country at the expense of her family. The focus is on the personal consequences of such powerful idealism and conviction that the current regime can be toppled by peaceful means. The film is a tribute to the woman at the heart of the rebellion, her steadfast husband and supporter, and not least to Gandhi's vision of non-violent civic resistance.
by Anne Gyrithe Bonne
[ 28 Jul 2022 ] 18 months after the shocking military coup, Myanmar is still in a state of violence and disarray. In a rare show of political unity, ASEAN blocked Myanmar’s leaders from taking part in high-level association meetings. ASEAN also appointed a Special Envoy to Myanmar to push a “five-point consensus” to bring the bloody violence to a temporary halt. But as ASEAN’s attempt to reduce the killing and executions helped at all? Prak Sokhonn, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister, and ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar speak in his first in-person interview with international media since taking office on In Conversation.
"Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the case brought against her country at the World Court was "incomplete and misleading" as she began her defense to accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority on Wednesday. Suu Kyi, once feted in the West as a heroine of democracy spoke for about 30 minutes at the courtroom in The Hague in defense of the actions of the Myanmar military, which she said did not constitute genocide. In three days of hearings this week, judges are hearing the first phase of the case: Gambia's request for "provisional measures" - the equivalent of a restraining order against Myanmar to protect the Rohingya population until the case is heard in full. More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to Bangladesh after the military launched a crackdown in western Rakhine state in August 2017..." "Global News" (Toronto)
In a meeting conducted via video conference, Aung San Suu Kyi discusses recent changes in Myanmar, her decision to rejoin the political system, and Myanmar-U.S. relations. (2011)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at San Francisco Freedom Forum 2012 The Long Road to Freedom
On November 14, 2014, President Obama and Ang San Suu Kyi held a press conference at her house in Yangon, Burma.
Leslie Wilcox talks with Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Her nonviolent campaign for human rights and democracy in Burma led to her initial house arrest in 1989. Suu Kyi speaks candidly about house arrest, her current political role and the elusive but important goal of perfect peace. This episode was produced in partnership with Pillars of Peace Hawaii, an initiative of the Hawaii Community Foundation.
The City of Success had the chance to receive Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese deputy, Nobel Peace Prize winner, during her European tour for an exceptional meeting.
With elections due in Myanmar this year, (2015), Aung San Suu Kyi says removing the law that bars her from becoming president would be a big step toward becoming a true democracy. She talks to David Pilling about both her and the country’s political future.
In Burma authorities refer to Aung San Suu Kyi as 'The Lady' but not out of respect. They refuse to refer to her by name simply because they wish to deny her very existence. For Suu Kyi is leader of Burma's democracy movement and the greatest threat to the generals who've ruled the country for almost four decades. The Nobel Peace Prize winner talks to Jana Wendt about the state of her country and about her just-ended term of house arrest.
Interview with the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, 15 June 2012. The interviewer is Ole Torp, journalist at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).
In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Barkha Dutt Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi speaks about her political journey, her relation with India and why she won't watch a movie about her.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her work promoting international human rights and democratic government, presented a public address at Yale on Thursday, Sept. 27. Her talk is sponsored by the Chubb Fellowship at Yale.
Burmese Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi addressed both houses of Britain's parliament Thursday, rare honor normally reserved for visiting heads of State.
Aung San Suu Kyi has, however, been criticized for failing to speak out strongly in its defense. Asked how she would describe what is happening there, she says, "I don't know what is happening there, but what has always concerned me from the very beginning and I have talked about it often, but nobody seems to be really interested in it, is the lack of rule of law. I have always said that the first step we must take is to establish a rule of law, so that both communities may feel safe, and then we can progress towards a situation where we can talk over the problems and try to find lasting solutions. But when there is no rule of law and people are in fear of their life and their security, it is very difficult for them to be able to sit down and talk things over."
Aung San Suu Kyi says she cannot decide what is done in the Rakhine state. "I'm not part of the government... I cannot say why there is no rule of law, but it is not for me to establish a rule of law, I don't have the authority. People forget that even as an opposition leader I am the leader of 44 MPs in a legislature of over 600, and yet they expect me to be able to do the things that only government really has the right or authority to do ... I think this is the price you pay when you have received so much support and sympathy from the world all over, that they would expect you to live up to certain expectations, but I have never claimed that I could do everything I wanted in Burma," she says. She is close to realizing her lifetime ambition of leading her country. But what is her vision for her country? On Talk to Al Jazeera, we ask if can she navigate her way to power past the generals, some of whom may have taken off their uniforms, but others still wielding ultimate control.
Aung San Suu Kyi reaches the Sakharov Prize in 2013 after it was awarded to her in 1990. Her speech shows the struggle for freedom of the Burmese people and how they need help from the world.
Special Speech by Yuna KIM & Aung San Suu Kyi at PyeongChang Special Olympics Opening Ceremony (2013)
In an exclusive talk, recorded especially for TEDxHousesofParlament, the Burmese opposition Party leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi discusses 'why democracy matters'. She was formerly one of the world's most prominent political prisoners, and is widely acknowledged as a leading pro-democracy campaigner.
Aung San Suu Kyi continued her tour of Australia with a visit to Canberra on Friday, where the Nobel Peace Prize winner was the recipient of an honorary doctorate at The Australian National University.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairman of the National League for Democracy (NLD); Member of Parliament from Kawhmu Constituency, Myanmar
Moderated by Fon Mathuros Chantanayingyong, Director and Deputy Head of Media, World Economic Forum.
Kyoto University Honorary Doctorate Award Ceremony and Dialogue with H.E. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Aung San Suu Kyi on her acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway on June 16, 2012. The first minutes of the acceptance speech was delivered on behalf of Aung San Suu Kyi by her 18-year-old son, Alexander Aris, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.
Aung San Suu Kyi called for international aid and investment to promote economic progress in Myanmar and in particular focused attention on the problem of youth unemployment. Highlighting the potential of her country both in terms of its natural and human resources, she noted, "it is not so much joblessness as hopelessness that threatens our future. The Nobel laureate made her landmark address to a packed Assembly Hall at the 101st session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Speech by Aung San Suu Kyi to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, on 26 October 2013.
On The Spot's exclusive interview with Aung San Suu Kyi by award-winning Hungarian documentary directors Eszter Cseke and Andras S. Takacs in Budapest, 2013 - three years after their documentary produced in Burma including a rare interview with political prisoner U Win Tin which appeared on the BBC too. On The Spot's report from Burma won the Press Freedom Award from the European Youth Press and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, delivered the 43rd Singapore Lecture, entitled “Myanmar’s Democratic Transition: Challenges and Way Forward”. The Singapore Lecture is one of the intellectual highlights of Singapore. It provides an opportunity for distinguished statesmen and leaders to reach a wider audience in Singapore. The presence of such eminent personalities will allow members of the civil service, the business community, diplomatic corps, the academic community, media, and other interested parties, the opportunity to hear leading world figures speak on topics of international and regional interest.
East Asia 2012 - A Conversation with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Interviewed by Klaus Schwab, Founder, and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum With Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairman of the National League for Democracy (NLD); Member of Parliament of Kawhmu Constituent, Myanmar.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the charismatic pro-democracy opposition leader in Myanmar and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, delivered a Kapuscinski Development Lecture on education and politics at Warsaw University on 12 September 2013.
The Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers an address at Asia Society in New York on her country's political and economic development. Following her remarks, she engages in a wide-ranging discussion with Kevin Rudd, the president.
Who is Aung San Suu Kyi by Rena Pederson (TEDxSMU). Ask Rena Pederson how to say hello in Burmese and she can tell you -- Mingalabar!" A world traveler and award-winning writer, Pederson teach persuasive writing at SMU. She previously worked as a speechwriter and Strategic Communications Advisor at the U.S. Department of State. She also received national recognition as Vice President and Editorial Page Editor at The Dallas Morning News for 16 years. Ms. Pederson was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board for nine years and is the author of three books; her book "What's Next?" was featured on the Oprah Winfrey television show.
Speech at Columbia University World Leaders Forum: A Discussion Featuring Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. This World Leaders Forum program features a discussion with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, chair of the National League for Democracy, Member of Parliament from Kawmhu Constituency, and recipient of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. Ann Curry, national and international anchor and correspondent for NBC News moderates. Ms. Suu Kyi discusses the role of education and health on human development and Burma's political transition.
Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it is time for power to be 'enshrined in the people to move her country to genuine democracy.
2016 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award Ceremony for Aung San Suu Kyi. The Harvard Foundation honored Her Excellency, State Counsellor of the Republic of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, as the 2016 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year on Saturday, September 17th, 2016.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has begun a three-day visit to the Czech Republic. After meeting for talks with the prime minister, Ms. Suu Kyi was hosted by Charles University on Monday afternoon.
Aung San Suu Kyi held her Nobel Lecture on 16 June, 2012, in the Oslo City Hall, Norway.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese democratic leader, discussed the role of democratic activism and the rule of law in a free society. She explained the importance of political participation amongst the people of Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi discussed the many obstacles that she and many others have faced while trying to exercise their political voices in Burma. Suu Kyi addressed the importance of preparing the Burmese to be responsible citizens of a free society and discussed the empowerment that exercising one's civic responsibilities can impart on people's abilities to change their communities. Harvard University Drew Gilpin Faust introduced Suu Kyi and Harvard Kennedy School Dean David Ellwood moderated the question and answer session.