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Suu Kyi Calls for Investment Linked to Jobs

14 June 2012

Aung San Suu Kyi called for sustainable investment linked to job creation 

at the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thursday morning just 

as Burma is reinstated as a member.

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Suu Kyi warns investors off Myanmar's state oil & gas firm

14 June 2012

GENEVA (Reuters) - Myanmar's Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi 

urged foreign governments not to allow their companies to form joint ventures 

with the state-owned oil and gas company until it improved its business practices.

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Suu Kyi Calls for Clarity on Myanmar Citizenship After Fighting

14 June 2012

Myanmar needs to clarify citizenship laws and carefully police its borders 

in the wake of clashes between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims 

that have killed dozens, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said.

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Aung San Suu Kyi in Geneva

14 June 2012

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyiarrives with ILO director, 

Chilean Juan Somavia, left, during the 101st International Labor Organization, 

ILO, Conference at the European headquarters of theUnited Nations in Geneva, 

Switzerland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. Suu Kyi will visit Switzerland, Norway, 

Ireland, Britain and France in June.

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Exhausted Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi falls ill during news conference 

14 June 2012

BERN, Switzerland — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi fell ill 

during a news conference in Switzerland on Thursday, shortly after saying 

how exhausted she was after a long trip from Asia to Europe — 

her first in 24 years.

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Suu Kyi gets standing ovation at ILO conference

14 June 2012

London: Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was given a prolonged 

and emotional standing ovation on Thursday after delivering her maiden address 

to the ILO on her first European tour after 24 years.

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Suu Kyi: “We need precise laws on citizenship”
14 June 2012
Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi emphasised the need for “precise laws 
on citizenship” and “uncorrupted border vigilance” to address ongoing sectarian strife 
in Burma’s western Arakan state, at a press conference in Geneva on Thursday.
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Aid, investment needed to strengthen democracy in Myanmar: Suu Kyi

14 June 2012

GENEVA (ILO News) – In a landmark address to the ILO, Aung San Suu Kyi called 

for international aid and investment to help build a better future for Myanmar 

and highlighted the problems of youth unemployment.

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