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Aung San Suu Kyi Says Myanmar on Verge of Democracy

Description:Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi believes that Myanmar is on the "verge of a breakthrough to democracy," after global sanctions have bolstered the country's progress. Her remarks were made in a pre-recorded statement from her home in Yangon, Myanmar, where she accepted Asia Society's Global Vision Award, an organization that she has been a part of for several decades. The video address aired at the Asia Society's annual gala dinner in New York on Wednesday (January 11). (0:43)

Source: Reuters

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