Until very recently her name was not even mentioned but people always knew who they were talking about. This morning we bought a book with pictures of her European tour and our local teashop's news stand.
Over the past year there have been many changes here but this openness about Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is still one I have to get used to. It started with posters of her and her father being put up for sale downtown and now you can get books about her everywhere.
Also, general Aung San's museum is now open every day. Until recently you could visit only once a year on the 19th of July. I'm not sure whether the change about the daughter has affected the attitude regarding the father, but now there is a project under way to make a movie about his life. And Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is on the advisory board.
I'll have a proper look through the book tonight. A teashop is not the best place to browse a book at leisure.
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