Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi heading for Hawaii, Seoul
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Yangon - Myanmar opposition leader and former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi plans to visit Hawaii and South Korea this month to accept more prizes for her struggle for democracy and peace, her party said Monday.
Suu Kyi, 67, is to depart Thursday for Honolulu, where she is to meet Myanmar families, give a speech at the Rotary International club's Global Peace Forum and accept the Hawaii Rotary Global Peace Award, her close aide Nyan Win said.
She plans to arrive January 28 in South Korea, where she is to meet President Park Geun-hye, attend the opening session of the Pyeonchang Special Olympics, speak to the Global Development Summit and accept the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights before returning to Myanmar on February 1, according to officials at her National Leaguefor Democracy (NLD) party.//DPA
