“You must be very disappointed,” she said. “You know, my plan had been that we would get the peace process done and then I would be able to bring my attention – personally – to the economy.”

The remark, recounted to Reuters by the adviser speaking on condition of anonymity, offers a rare insight into Suu Kyi’s thinking on what some critics say are the defining issues of her first year in power: continued fighting with ethnic armed groups in the north, sluggish progress on retooling an economy stunted by decades of military rule, and a reluctance to delegate power to others. Tiếp tục đọc “A year on, regal Suu Kyi struggles to move Myanmar on from conflict” →