Military Rule

25 Nov 2010 - Myanmar's military Government ordered more than 80 people at a shelter for patients with HIV/AIDS to leave following a visit by newly freed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (see my post yesterday). Suu Kyi, who was released a week ago from 7 years under house arrest, visited the shelter on the outskirts of Yangon on Wednesday, promising to provide it with badly needed medicines. She also addressed a crowd of about 600 people, who came to see her. A day after the visit, Government officials told patients they would have to leave by next week or face legal action because the center's permit was not being renewed. By law, home owners must seek government permission every two weeks to allow visitors to stay overnight. The shelter accommodates 82 patients, including young children, offering them housing, food, medicine and educational opportunities.