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| Suu Kyi, large crowd attend opening of Bayda Institute Library Aung San Suu Kyi attends the opening ceremony of the Bayda Institute Library in Thingangyun Township and is surrounded by supporters on Monday, October 31. The Bayda Institute, an education project of the National League for Democracy (NLD), provides various classes. It has been forced to move frequently because of pressure from the authorities. Photos: Mizzima |
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| Suu Kyi speaks to the crowd at the opening ceremony of the Bayda Institute Library. |
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| Suu Kyi and Tin Oo at the opening of the Bayda Institute Library. |
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| A supporter hands a flower to Suu Kyi at the opening ceremony of the Bayda Institute Library. |
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| NLD Vice Chairman Tin Oo, second from left, attends the opening ceremony of the Bayda Library in Thingangyun Township on Monday, October 31. |
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| Aung San Suu Kyi and Union Minister Aung Kyi walk out of Sane Lae Kan Thar State guesthouse in Rangoon after their fourth meeting under the new government on Sunday, October 30. Issues discussed included ethnic fighting, prisoner amnesty and economic issues. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Aung San Suu Kyi and Union Minister Aung Kyi at a press conference at Sane Lae Kan Thar State guesthouse in Rangoon on October 30, 2011. In reconciliation talks, prisoner amnesty, ethnic fighting and economic issues were center stage. Photo Mizzima |
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| Inn people celebrate first assemblage on Inle Lake The first assemblage of Inn people was held in Bo Hut in Inle Lake in Shan State on Thursday, October 27, 2011, sponsored by Minister Win Myint of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party and arranged by the Inn culture committee. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Inn ethnic culture was celebrated in traditional dress, songs, and speeches In Inle Lake on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Inn ethnic culture was celebrated in traditional dress, songs, and speeches In Inle Lake on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Onlookers watch farmers’ demonstrate for the right of land ownership in front of the Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development in Rangoon on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Photo: Mizzima |
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| After a short protest staged by farmers, security police converge on the area around the Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development in Rangoon on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Pakkokku flood’s devastating toll The Shwechaung Bridge located east of Pakkokku township along the Pakkokku-Mandalay highway lies in ruins on 21 October due to the flood that claimed more than 58 lives. Photo: Mizzima |
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| The Shwechaung Bridge on the Pakkokku-Mandalay Highway lies in ruins on 21 October due to heavy flooding. Photo: Mizzima |
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| A resident in the east of Pakkokku town searching for valuables at the site of her house after the flood, said to have destroyed 200 houses in the area. Photo: Mizzima |
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| A resident sits in front of her house that was destroyed by the flood. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Residents look for valuable around the site of their houses, destroyed by floods. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Earth movers and bulldozers make a temporary bridge for vehicles. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Ladies light oil lamps and set them adrift in Shwe Kyin in Pegu Region according to Burmese customs on Thursday, October 13, 2011, the first moon waning day of Thadingyut (according to the Burmese traditional calendar), a religious holiday. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Journalists and relatives of Burmese prisoners wait in front of Insein Prison in Rangoon on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, the first day of a presidential amnesty under President Thein Sein. Several hundred political prisoners are expected to be among the more than 6,300 prisoners released from across the country. Photo: Mizzima |
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| A large crowd gathers in front of Insein Prison in Rangoon, waiting for the release of prisoners on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, the second amnesty granted under the new Burmese government led by President Thein Sein. The amnesty, which reportedly will include several hundred political prisoners, follows a previous amnesty in May. Photo: Mizzima |
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| A man wears of free-political-prisoners T-shirt in a crowd waiting for the release of prisoners in front of Insein Prison in Rangoon on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. The prisoner amnesty is seen as a move toward national reconciliation by the military-dominated government of President Thein Sein. Photo: Mizzima |
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| A man waits in front of Obo Prison in Mandalay for prisoners to be released under a presidential amnesty on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Photo: Mizzima |
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| A few family members gather in front of Obo Prison on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, in anticipation of family members being released under a presidential amnesty. Photo: Mizzima. |
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| Police in front of Insein Prison in Rangoon on Tuesday. State-run television announced that a total of 6,359 prisoners now being held across Burma will be released under a presidential amnesty on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Rangoon Region Commander Brigadier General San Oo, third from right, and his wife, standing next to him, at a ceremony held on Wednesday, October 5, at the Traders Hotel in Rangoon to mark the 66th Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day of Indonesia. Since San Oo replaced Brigadier General Tun Than as Rangoon Region Commander, it was the first time San Oo was seen in the public. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Rangoon Region Commander Brigadier General San Oo, third from right, and his wife, standing next to him, at a ceremony held on Wednesday, October 5, at the Traders Hotel in Rangoon to mark the 66th Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day of Indonesia. Since San Oo replaced Brigadier General Tun Than as Rangoon Region Commander, it was the first time San Oo was seen in the public. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Rangoon Region Commander Brigadier General San Oo, left, attends a ceremony held on Wednesday, October 5, at the Traders Hotel in Rangoon to mark the 66th Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day of Indonesia. Photo: Mizzima |
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| Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, left, toasts with Burmese President Thein Sein during a meeting held on her first visit to the military-dominated country since she took office in August. While Western nations have imposed sanctions on resource-rich Burma because of its poor human rights record, Asian neighbours such as Thailand, China and India have forged close economic ties, particularly in oil and gas. Photo: provided by Thai Government House |
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| Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, left, with Burma's President Thein Sein during a meeting on Wednesday. Photo: provided by Thai Government Hous |
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| The entrance of Thain Phyu Money Changer Center on Thain Phyu Road in Rangoon on Monday, October 1, 2011. The Central Bank of Myanmar [Burma] authorized six banks: the Innwa Bank, Myawaddy Bank, Kanbawza Bank, Co-operative Bank, Myanmar Industrial Development Bank and Myanmar Oriental Bank to open foreign currency exchange counters on Saturday. Photo: Mizzima |
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| An employee inspects a US dollar at a foreign currency exchange counter in the Thain Phyu Money Changer Center in Rangoon on Saturday, October 1, 2011. On Saturday, the opening day, the number of foreign currency sellers was greater than the number of buyers because the buying price was higher than the rate on the unofficial market. Photo: Mizzima |
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| A security guard stands near a digital signboard displaying the currency exchange rates at Thain Phyu Money Changer Center in Rangoon on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Anyone with an identity card can buy or sell up to US$ 2,000, but anyone who wants to buy or sell more than US$ 2,000 must fill out a form stating a reason why they want to buy or sell foreign currency. Photo: Mizzima |
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| People who want to exchange foreign currency fill out forms at a foreign currency exchange counter in Thain Phyu Money Changer Center on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Anyone who has an identity card can buy or sell up to US$ 2,000, but people who want to buy or sell more than US$ 2,000 must complete a form stating a reason why they want to buy or sell foreign currency. Photo: Mizzima |
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