Suu Kyi urges caution over Burma reforms

by admin
May 31, 2012
Burmese democracy leader  Aung San Suu Kyi has called for “healthy scepticism” over Burma’s recent drastic reforms, in her first major speech outside of the country in more than two decades.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Bangkok, she called on investors to "think deeply" saying,
"We do not want investment to mean more possibilities for corruption. We do not want investment to mean greater inequality. And we do not want investment to mean greater privileges for those already privileged."
“These days I am coming across what I call reckless optimism.”
 “A little bit of healthy scepticism I think is in order.”
"Investors in Burma, please be warned – even the best investment law would be of no use whatsoever if there is no court clean enough and independent enough to be able to administer these laws justly."
"Good laws already exist in Burma but we do not have a clean and independent judicial system. Unless we have such a system it is no use having the best laws in the world."
See her full speech in the video below.

See our earlier post: Aung San Suu Kyi to address UK Parliament (19 May 2012)

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