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Protestors hold candles in a symbolic gesture against electricity power cuts while demonstrating in front of the Rangoon Electric Power Cooperation office in Ahlone Township, Rangoon, on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. The government says low rainfall in hydropower reservoirs and sabotage of electricity power lines by the Kachin Independence Army have led to the shortage. Protestors complain that the government sells electricity to China and Burmese citizens suffer power shortages. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima A student in Ahlone Township, Rangoon, on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, holds a placard saying “We can’t study our lessons because of power cuts. Protestors pray at Pyilonechantha Buddhist Temple on Thittaw Road in Ahlone Township on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. The government has leased and bought power generators to be used in Rangoon, Mandalay and other cities in an effort to relieve the electricity shortage. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/ Mizzima Workers at the Esquire footwear factory, which is owned by a Korean citizen, in the Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone No. 2 listen to a worker's representative speak on the workers' strike on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Workers are asking for a higher salary of 40,000 kyat (about US$ 45) a month. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima Workers on strike at the Esquire footwear factory in Rangoon Region. The factory is in the background. A recent labour law passed by the Burmese Parliament now makes a workers' strike legal, provided they inform the authorities beforehand. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima Workers listen to a strike representative. Most of the workers are women. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima About 1,200 workers from the Myanmar Sunny clothing factory in the Hlaing Tharyar industrial Zone No.2 in Rangoon Region are on strike, seeking higher salaries and other benefits. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima Striking workers at the Sunny clothing factory in Rangoon. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima Most of the striking workers at the factory are women. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi who arrived in Thailand late Tuesday delivers a speech to Burmese migrant workers at the Workers Rights Network office at Mahachai on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Photo: Mizzima A Burmese migrant worker welcomes Suu Kyi to Thailand on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. About 10,000 migrant workers turned out at Mahachai to hear her speak. Photo: Mizzima About 150 protestors held candles in a symbolic gesture against electricity power cuts in Rangoon as they marched from the Shwekyarmin Tea Shop to Pyinlonechantha Temple on Thittaw Road in Ahlone Township on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Photo: Min Min Oo/ Mizzima A man holds a sign calling for the authorities to deliver more electricity to the public.  Photo: Min Min Oo/ Mizzima A young woman with a candle, the symbol of the protests which have taken place in Rangoon, Mandalay and other cities. Photo: Min Min Oo/ Mizzima The crowd numbered about 200 people. Photo: Min Min Oo/ Mizzima The temple area where about 200 demonstrators gathered. The march and prayers lasted about two hours. Photo: Min Min Oo/ Mizzima Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, prior to the end of his three-day visit to Burma. Photo: Mizzima / Ye Min Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, prior to the end of his three-day visit to Burma. Photo: Mizzima / Ye Min Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and  Aung San Suu Kyi met at the Sedona Hotel in Rangoon on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Singh gave Suu Kyi an invitation to visit India from Sonia Gandhi of the Indian National Congress Party. Photo: Mizzima / Ye Min Colonel Tu Tu Lay, standing, the secretary of the Karen National Union’s peace committee, speaks during peace talks between the Burmese government and Karen National Union at Kyaukkyi in Bago [Pegu] Region on Monday, May 28, 2012. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima After peace talks between the Burmese government and the Karen National Union (KNU) at Kyaukkyi in Bago [Pegu] Region on Monday, May 28, 2012, authorities passed out temporary National Identification Cards to Karen villagers who are Internally Displaced Persons. They will receive permanent National Identification Cards after the villagers provide more information. Photo: Min Min Oo/ Mizzima Khin Yi, standing, gives an opening speech at the peace talks held in Kyaukkyi in Bago (Pegu) Region on Monday, May 28, 2012, between the government and the Karen Naitonal Union. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima Norway’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Torgeir Larsen, in Karen traditional costume, at the peace talks between the Burmese government and the Karen National Union (KNU) held at Kyaukkyi in Bago [Pegu] Region on Monday, May 28, 2012. KNU delegates talked about Internally Displaced Persons issues, peace and other regional development projects. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima Norway’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Torgeir Larsen puts on Karen traditional dress at the peace talks between the Burmese government and Karen National Union at Kyaukkyi in Bago [Pegu] Region on Monday, May 28, 2012. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima Left to right, Norway’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Torgeir Larsen (in red Karen traditional dress), Khin Yi and Colonel Tu Tu Lay at the peace talks between the Burmese government and Karen National Union on Monday, May 28, 2012. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima A group portrait after the peace talks. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima Delegates exchange views at the talks between the government and the Karen National Union on Monday, May 28, 2012. Photo: Min Min Oo / Mizzima Visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, and Burmese President Thein Sein, right, review an honour guard ahead of a meeting at the president's house in Naypyitaw on May 28, 2012. Singh signed a raft of deals with Burma in a historic visit aimed at boosting trade and energy links and contesting the influence of regional rival China. Singh, the first Indian premier to visit in a quarter of a century, met Thein Sein as energy-hungry New Delhi woos Burma after dramatic reforms ended its international isolation. Photo: AFP Marchers protest the lack of electricity for the third day in Rangoon on Thursday, May 24, 2012, on  Sule Pagoda Road. Candles have become the symbol of the country's lack of electricity after widespread power cuts. The protests  started in Mandalay and spread to Rangoon, Monywa and Pyay. The demonstration went off without incident, but was closely monitored by security forces. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Protestors walk past Sule Pagoda, Rangoon, on Thursday, May 24, 2012, holding candles in a symbolic gesture against electricity cuts in Rangoon, Mandalay and other cities. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Security police at the corner of Mahabandoola Road and Sule Pagoda Road in Rangoon near the location of demonstrations on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Security forces performed traffic duty to avoid tie-ups. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo A protestor displays a sign asking: “Where is all the electricity that the Electric Power minister talks about?” at Sule Pagoda in Rangoon on May 24, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Protestors on Sule Pagoda Road, Rangoon, on Thursday, May 24, 2012, holding candles in a symbolic gesture against electricity cuts in Rangoon, Mandalay and other cities. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Presidential advisers, left to right:  Dr. Nay Zin Latt (economic adviser); Ko Ko Hlaing (political adviser); and Sit Min (legal adviser) at a press conference at the presidential advisers office on Chindwin Road in Rangoon on Thursday, May 24, 2012. The press conference was held to explain  presidential adviser Myint’s open letter with regard to the country’s education system. Ko Ko Hlaing said that U Myint’s open letter expressed his own views, and it did not reflect the attitude of the presidential office. A picture of President Thein Sein hangs on the wall in the background. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima Presidential advisers (left to right): Dr. Nay Zin Latt (economic adviser); Ko Ko Hlaing (political adviser); Sit Min (legal adviser) and Khin Myo Myint (legal adviser) at a press conference in Rangoon Thursday, May 24, 2012. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima A marcher in Rangoon on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, carries a candle and a sign calling for more electricity in Burma's largest city, in which areas have experienced power service for only about six hours a day since Sunday. It was the second day marchers took to the streets calling on the government to provide more electricity. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo Marchers in Rangoon pass in front of Sule Pagoda on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo A woman positions candles to form a map of Burma. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo Sule Pagoda in Rangoon where thousands of marchers gathered on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, to protest the lack of electricity. Protesters say the government is sending electricity to China while Burmese citizens have only a few hours of electrical service each day. The government has blamed the Kachin Independence Organization for destroying four pylons on the electrical grid, disrupting service to many areas and a lack of sufficient rain in hydropower reservoirs. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo Marcher in Rangoon on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Demonstrations have taken place in Mandalay, the second largest city, and other areas. The government has issued a plea through the media asking for citizens' understanding of the problem. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo Protestors at Sule Pagoda in downtown Rangoon on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, holding candles in a symbolic gesture against electricity power cuts in Rangoon, Mandalay and other cities. The authorities have blamed the Kachin Independence Organization (KI O) for bombing four electrical pylons in Kachin State, reducing electricity on the national power grid. The KIO denied responsibility for the attack. Photo: Mizzima/Ye Min A candle held aloft with Sule Pagoda in the background. Photo: Mizzima/Ye Min Protesters gathered in Rangoon, in Mandalay and other cities to protests the lack of electricity. Photo: Mizzima/Ye Min Protesters inside Sule Pagoda. The demonstration was peaceful and there were no arrests. Photo: Mizzima/Ye Min Police were reinforced in Rangoon to monitor the marchers. A new public assembly law appears to have made the authorities more cautious in confronting public protests. Photo: Mizzima/Ye Min Marchers on the streets of Rangoon, the country's largest city, which has been reduced to electricity around six hours a day and rolling blackouts. Photo: Mizzima/Ye Min National League for Democracy (NLD) chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi attends the opening ceremony of the Insein Township NLD office on Monday, May 21, 2012. About 1,500 NLD supporters gathered at the opening. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima The second round of peace talks between the Burmese government’s Union Peacemaking Work Committee and the Rehabilitation Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) was held at Kengtung in Shan State on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The two sides  signed a 12-point agreement. Vice Chairman of the Union Peacemaking Work Committee and  Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services General Soe Win and Union Minister for Rail Transportation Aung Min signed the agreement on behalf of government. Lieutenant General Yawd Serk, the chairman of RCSS-SSA, signed the agreement for the other side. Photo: Mizzima The press photographs the meeting which led to a 12-point agreement. Photo: Mizzima After the two sides signed the agreement, Minister for Rail Transportation Aung Min and RCSS/SSA leader Lieutenant General Yawd Serk answered questions from the media. Photo: Mizzima Union Minister for Rail Transportation Aung Min, center, signs the agreement on behalf of the Burmese government. Photo: Mizzima Sao Harn Yawnghwe, a member of the RCSS/SSA delegation, signs the 12- point agreement. Photo: Mizzima Khun Sai, a delegate of the RCSS/SSA, signs the agreement. Photo: Mizzima  Vice Chief of the Burmese army General Soe Win, center, led the union-level peace delegation at the meeting with the Shan State Army South led by chairman Yawd Serk in Kyaington in Shan State. Photo: Mizzima U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Burmese Foreign Minister Wunna Maung share a moment as they participate in a joint news conference at the State Department Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama has announced the nomination of Derek Mitchell to become ambassador to Burma, the first one in more than 20 years. Photo: AFP Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with former first lady Laura Bush via video conference during an event celebrating the successes of dissidents and activists from around the world. The event was hosted by the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Photo: AFP South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and democratic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met at the Sedona hotel in Rangoon on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. South Korean is Burma's fourth largest investor. Lee is on a two-day visit to the country. Photo: Mizzima South Korean President Lee Myung-bak speaks at a press conference in Rangoon on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Photo: Mizzima Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at a press conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Rangoon on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Photo: Mizzima Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a joint press conference at a hotel in Rangoon on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Lee Myung-Bak is in Burma on the first visit by a South Korean leader since a North Korean attempt to assassinate one of his predecessors in Rangoon almost three decades ago. Photo: AFP Burma's National Expo & Car Show is being held from May 12 to May 15 at the Myanmar Convention Center on Min Dhamma Road in Rangoon. As car prices go down, sale centers have suffered financial losses, say industry workers. If car importers pay less taxes, car prices will continue to fall, according to a car sale center official. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo A model shows off a new vehicle at the National Expo and Car Show in Rangoon. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo The National Expo and Car Show in Rangoon was spread over several acres, attracting many customers because of the falling car prices. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo Lower House Speaker Shwe Mann exchanges greetings with EU Parliament President Martin Schulz. Photo: europarl.europa.eu Radoslaw Sikorski, left, Poland's foreign minister, talks to reporters after meeting with Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, at Suu Kyi's residence in Rangoon on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Earlier, Radoslaw met with President Thein Sein. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks at a press conference with  Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon on Thursday, May, 10, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at a press conference with Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in Rangoon on Thursday, May 10, 2012,. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Armed security police were posted in many locations around Rangoon on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. No details were available to explain the increased security presence. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima Armed police could be seen at various locations around Rangoon, the former capital, on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima Security police posted in Rangoon on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima A policeman holds his rifle on a Rangoon street on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. The reason for the increased security was not know. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, serves tea to Shwe Mann, speaker of the Lower House of the Burmese Parliament, during talks at the foreign ministry in Berlin on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Westerwelle praised the country's recent political reforms, having himself visited Burma in April 2012. Photo: AFP National League for Democracy (NLD) chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to officiate at the opening ceremony of the Dagon Township National League for Democracy office on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima National League for Democracy patron Tin Oo speaks at the opening ceremony of the Dagon Township NLD office on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima National League for Democracy chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the opening ceremony of the Dagon Township NLD office on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima National League for Democracy chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi greets a woman in a wheelchair at the opening ceremony of the Dagon Township NLD office on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima People apply for [GSM and CDMA phone] Internet service at the Elite phone sales center in Rangoon on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. At Elite, an applicant must pay 11,000 kyat (about $1.30) as a service charge to apply for  Internet service. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo Thida Nyo Lay, the daughter of artist Nyo Lay, present a bottle painting to Aung San Suu Kyi at a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the Shwe Min Tha Foundation (Myanmar) on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Suu Kyi is one of the patrons of the foundation. The ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Photo: Mizzima Shwe Min Tha Foundation (Myanmar) chairman Myat Thu Win, in the wheelchair, and Aung San Suu Kyi at a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the foundation on Tuesday, May 8, 2012.  Myat Thu Win is a disability-rights activist. Photo: Mizzima Sitagu Abbot Ashin Nyanissara, National League for Democracy chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi, behind, and 88-Generation student leader Min Ko Naing, right, second row, at a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the Shwe Min Tha Foundation (Myanmar) on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The foundation was formed in 2008 for disabled persons who were affected by Cyclone Nargis. Photo: Mizzima Supporters wait for National League for Democracy (NLD) chairman Aung San Suu Kyi at the opening ceremony of the NLD Lanmadaw Township office on Anawyahta Road in Rangoon on Monday, May 7, 2012. Despite heavy rain, thousands of supporters waited to hear Suu Kyi speak. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima Aung San Suu Kyi displays a board bearing the handwritten message “[We] always need more electricity” to the audience at the Lanmadaw Township NLD office in Rangoon on Monday, May 7, 2012. Shortly before Suu Kyi arrived at the office, a power cut occurred. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the opening ceremony of the Lanmadaw Township NLD office in Rangoon on Monday, May 7, 2012. She said the NLD counted on the strength of the Burmese people. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima A supporter with a sign welcomes National League for Democracy (NLD) chairman Aung San Suu Kyi at the opening ceremony of the Lanmadaw Township NLD office in Rangoon on Monday, May 7, 2012. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima A smiling National League for Democracy (NLD) chairman Aung San Suu Kyi at the opening ceremony of the Lanmadaw Township NLD office in Rangoon on Monday, May 7, 2012. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo / Mizzima Melanne Verveer, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Women's Issues, left, and National League for Democracy chairman Aung San Suu Kyi at a press conference at Suu Kyi's home in Rangoon on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Verveer spoke about her concerns on the fighting in Kachin State and its effect on the refugees. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Melanne Verveer, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Women's Issues, speaks at a press conference at the home of Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Crowds of people celebrate Kason Full Moon Day in Rangoon at the Shwedagon Pagoda on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo The golden stupas of Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon and crowds of visitors on Kason Full Moon Day, Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo Soe Win, the deputy minister of the Information Ministry, speaks at the World Press Freedom Day ceremonies held at The Strand Hotel in Rangoon on Thursday, May 3, 2012. He said a bill regarding the print media is being drafted in Parliament, and it will be put forward in the next regular session sometime this summer. Photo: Mizzima / Ye Min Officials from UNESCO and the Burma Information Ministry attend the World Press Freedom Day ceremony at The Strand Hotel in Rangoon on Thursday, May 3, 2012. World Press Freedom Day was established by the U.N. in 1992. Photo: Mizzima / Ye Min Audience members at the World Press Freedom Day ceremonies at The Strand Hotel in Rangoon. The event was jointly organized by UNESCO and the Burma’s Information Ministry. Photo: Mizzima / Ye Min Government officials at the World Press Freedom Day ceremonies at The Strand Hotel in Rangoon on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Ye Min National League for Democracy (NLD) MPs about to enter the Lower House of the Burmese Parliament to take the oath of office on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Phyu Phyu Thin, a NLD Lower House MP from Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township, signs the attendance sheet in the Burmese Parliament. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo NLD Lower House MPs sign the Parliament attendance sheet. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo NLD Lower House MPs including Aung San Suu Kyi take the oath of office in the Lower House of the Burmese Parliament on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to reporters after the parliamentary session of the Lower House ended on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Suu Kyi and NLD MPs outside the Parliament hall after being sworn in as members of the Burmese Parliament, marking the NLD's return to political legitimacy after decades of opposing the former military-ruled government. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Suu Kyi leaves the Parliament building in Naypyitaw on the day she assumed a seat representing a poor Karen constituency on the outskirts of Rangoon. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in front of the Burmese Parliament building in Naypyitaw to be sworn in as a member of Parliament, marking her ascension to a legitimate place in Burmese politics after years under house arrest. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Aung San Suu Kyi sits in her Parliament seat in Naypyitaw. Analysts say the National League for Democracy will have to compromise with other political factions, including the military. However, Suu Kyi is expected to wield great influence, as demonstrated by the onrush of western politicians in recent months eager to meet with her at her home in Rangoon. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo Journalists take pictures of a note marking the desk where Aung San Suu Kyi will sit in the Burmese Parliament in Naypyitaw. She will take the oath of office on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, ending a standoff with the government over the wording of the oath. Suu Kyi said she still opposed with oath's wording, but it was more important to begin working within the political process. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a press conference at her home in Rangoon on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.  Earlier, Ban addressed the Burmese Parliament, the highest western official to speak to the newly formed lawmaking body. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo Ban Ki-moon and Aung San Suu Kyi at her home in Rangoon after a private meeting. Ban has announced that the U.N. will assist Burma in conducting a census of the country, the first in three decades. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo The scene at a press conference for Ban Ki-moon and Aung San Suu Kyi at her lakeside home in Rangoon on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Min Min Oo


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