Tweets from Myanmar

After 15 years in prison and house arrest, a communiqué restricted to 140 characters wouldn’t be the first choice for a major political leader.

After 15 years in prison and house arrest, a communiqué restricted to 140 characters wouldn’t be the first choice for a major political leader. But Twitter is what Myanmarese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi wants to join, if her current incarceration comes to an end on 13 November. In a report in The Guardian, Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyer Nyan Win says, “She told me she wants to use Twitter to get in touch with the younger generation inside and outside the country.” Without access to a phone line and the internet, one can only salute her indomitable spirit and ability to keep up with young Burma in these fast changing times. Log on to Twitter.com as Myanmar goes to the polls on 7 November.

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Pramila N. Phatarphekar