The important thing is Burma needs to end the civil war and for this to happen both sides must want to end the war.

The terms of the 2008 constitution [which ensures the military will continue to be the ultimate authority] could not benefit Burma in the long run. I think this constitution should be revised.

The important thing is Burma needs to end the civil war and for this to happen both sides must want to end the war.

Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.

I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.

After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army.

I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it.