I welcome the entry of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), a prestigious organization of liberal political leaders in the Asia.

In a meeting in Manila recently, on the occasion of the conference “Asian Liberal Parties in Power: Getting There, Remaining There” held on June 28-29 at the  Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati, the CALD Executive Committee (Execom) made a decision to bestow an honorary individual membership title to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Laureate and one of Asia’s most revered icons of democracy.

As a former CALD chairman, I am hopeful that the entry of Daw Aung More >