# Aung San Suu Kyi's Release Imminent? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433 "2010-11-12T15:35:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/21 "2010-11-14T04:09:14Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Did you just fall off the turnip truck? Had she been willing to cooperate with the military regime, she’d have been out a decade ago. She won’t cooperate now, it’s a PR stunt by the regime following the “election”, and pretty soon they will put her back in, or have her assassinated. I believe you’re wrong about her being rearrested. You are correct that is all about PR though. I also believe it has less to do with cooperation than realizing it is in her better interests to keep a low profile. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/22 "2010-11-14T04:10:47Z")
I would like to believe you are right about her not being arrested again. Time will tell. But there is no way I believe she could ever keep quiet. It’s simply not in her nature. And presumably a “low profile” would not entail her speaking to thousands of supporters about an hour and a half from now like she plans to do. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/23 "2010-11-14T04:22:48Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > … realizing it is in her better interests to keep a low profile. I guess so, if you define her “better interests” as staying out of imprisonment. She has for decades consistently demonstrated that her definition of her “better interests” involve fighting for the people of Burma to have a democratic government even if it means she is imprisoned again. So there you differ. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/24 "2010-11-14T04:54:16Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > And presumably a “low profile” would not entail her speaking to thousands of supporters about an hour and a half from now like she plans to do. Want to bet she’ll be back in prison about half an hour after that? I really just don’t understand what the junta is thinking. It’s one thing to let her out of prison, but to let her address crowds, especially when they know she’s going to say bad stuff about them? What the Junta is doing about her just makes no sense. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/25 "2010-11-14T05:50:28Z")
No one, and I mean _no one_, EVER understands what the junta is thinking. She hasn’t started her address yet, it’s 12:10pm there now, but BBC says it is coming soon. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/26 "2010-11-14T06:07:15Z")
Any news yet? I can’t find anything. BBC is still saying she’s preparing to speak, but that’s been up for almost an hour. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/27 "2010-11-14T07:14:05Z")
[She’s spoken](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11752047), and with magnanimity for her captors. “They treated me well, I wish they would treat the people the same.” ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/28 "2010-11-14T10:09:02Z")
It’s not like she’s going to raly the masses to storm the government, I guess. We’ll have to see how this plays out over time. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/29 "2010-11-15T19:09:37Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > Want to bet she’ll be back in prison about half an hour after that? DARN IT! I could have made a mean 50 cents off of you, **Captain**. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/30 "2010-11-19T15:27:52Z")
Wonderful. An HIV clinic that Aung San Suu Kyi visited two days ago, where she called for better funding to buy antiretroviral drugs, is now being shut down by the authorities. The 80 patients have all been told their monthly resident permits won’t be renewed, and they and the staff have to get out now. Story [here](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11795789). It’s hard to tell if they’re planning to lean on everyone whom Suu Kyi comes into contact with or they’re particularly peeved that she drew attention to the Aids situation, which is a touchy one for the junta. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/31 "2010-11-23T02:31:56Z")
And after spending weeks in Bangkok trying to get visa, her son has finally been granted one by the Burmese Embassy. Story [here](http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/207622/burma-suu-kyi-set-for-reunion-with-son). Before her recent release, it had been years since she spoke with him or anyone else in her family, as she was not allowed a telephone. But still always one to put a damper on things, the junta has suspended eight local publications for featuring her prominently in news and photos. Story [here](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013492081_apasmyanmarsuukyi.html?syndication=rss). ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/32 "2010-12-09T02:23:42Z")
A small update: Suu Kyi’s son has now left Burma, but the big news is a movie biography is in the works, directed by Luc Besson. Story [here](http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/210163/thailand-stars-in-suu-kyi-film). Malaysia actress and former James Bond girl Michelle Yeoh has been tapped to play The Lady. Some location shooting has already been done here in Thailand. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/33 "2010-12-09T03:52:24Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > A small update: Suu Kyi’s son has now left Burma, but the big news is a movie biography is in the works, directed by Luc Besson. Story [here](http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/210163/thailand-stars-in-suu-kyi-film). > > Malaysia actress and former James Bond girl Michelle Yeoh has been tapped to play The Lady. Some location shooting has already been done here in Thailand. Interesting. I think I’d like to see it. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/34 "2011-01-31T16:16:53Z")
I thought I would mention the website of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, is up and running now. See it [here](http://www.nldburma.org/). ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/35 "2011-01-31T16:22:52Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I thought I would mention the website of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, is up and running now. See it [here](http://www.nldburma.org/). Hurray! Is it accessible in Burma? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/36 "2011-01-31T16:29:31Z")
Not sure. I’ll have to check into that. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/37 "2011-01-31T17:19:41Z")
Checked with someone I’d hoped would know. All he said was “Probably” since they’d just arrest her again if they didn’t like the content even if it was just for outside world. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/38 "2011-06-30T05:31:47Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Malaysia actress and former James Bond girl Michelle Yeoh has been tapped to play The Lady. Some location shooting has already been done here in Thailand. Small update: Michelle Yeoh has been [deported and banned from Burma](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/28/michelle-yeoh-deported-burma-film), due to her role in the film. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/39 "2011-06-30T12:50:19Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Small update: Michelle Yeoh has been [deported and banned from Burma](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/28/michelle-yeoh-deported-burma-film), due to her role in the film. It’d be funny if it weren’t so sad. Can’t say I’m surprised though. It is just the Burmese government playing true to form. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433/40 "2011-07-01T03:35:22Z")
Aung SanSuu Kyi is also planning to embark upon a political tour upcountry soon, of the type that got her into trouble the last time. The government is warning her to cease all political activites NOW, but she’s ignoring them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aung-san-suu-kyis-release-imminent/560433.md?page=3)