Burmanet » Ottawa Citizen (Canada): On the edge of history ...

On a visit to Burma years ago, I was so inspired I wrote a book of poetry dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi.Ottawa â€" Carleton University will award an honorary doctorate to Aung San Suu Kyi in absentia on Tuesday. ... The Strand hotel came highly recommended in guide books. It had not aged gracefully. Everything was grey -from the walls to the linens. Rangoon was no longer a garden showcase. The sidewalk had been torn up and the large paving stones had been used to repair ...