- WSJEurope
  - WSJEurope
  - Facebook
  - Twitter
- WSJ Live
  - WSJ Live
- Market Watch
  - Market Watch
- Barron's
  - Barron's
- All Things Digital
  - All Things Digital
- Product X
  - Product X
- More
  - New Portfolio
  - BigCharts
  - Financial News
  - Professor Journal
  - SmartMoney
  - Student Journal
  - Virtual Stock Exchange
  - WSJ Classifieds
  - WSJ Classroom
  - WSJ Radio
  - WSJ Wine

<div> <div class="acHeadline hidden" > </div> <div class="dropdownContainerClass"> <div class="suggestionblock hidden" templateType="C1"> <ul role="listbox" class=""> <li role="menuitem" class="hdrSearchListName"> headline </li> <li role="menuitem" class="lineItem"> <a class="searchResult" href="javascript:void(0);"> <span class="searchTerm">gold</span>man </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="suggestionblock hidden" templateType="C3"> <ul role="listbox" class="hdrSearchListComp"> <li role="menuitem" class="hdrSearchListName"> Companies </li> <li role="menuitem" class="lineItem"> <a class="searchResult" href="javascript:void(0);"> <div class="searchListCompTicker"> <span class="searchTerm">GOLD</span> </div> <div class="searchListCompName"> Ran <span class="searchTerm">gold</span> Resources Ltd. ADS </div> <div class="searchListCompMarkets"> U.S. </div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="acFooter hidden"> <ul role="listbox" class="hdrSearchListSearch"> <li role="menuitem" class=""> <a class="footer" href="#">View All Search Results »</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="SearchSponsorBox" class="sponsorBox"></div> </div>
Europe Edition

- U.S.
- Asia
- Europe

- América Latina
- Brasil
- 中文-简体(China)
- Deutschland
- India
- Indonesia
- 日本(Japan)
- 한국(Korea)
- Türkiye

close

### Email This

Recipient's Email Address (Separate multiple address with commas)
Your Email Address
Message (Optional)
Send me a copy
or Cancel
close

### Thank You

Your email has been sent.

close

### Error.

An error has occured and your email has not been sent.
Please try again.

• Invalid email address.
• You can't enter more than 20 emails.
• Seperate multiple addresses with Commas.
• Must enter an email address.
• You must enter the verification code below to send.
• Invalid entry: Please type the verification code again.

- Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com

  See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now

- ASIA NEWS
- Updated June 6, 2013, 7:34 a.m. ET

# Suu Kyi to Seek Myanmar Presidency

- Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com

  See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now

- ASIA NEWS
- Updated June 6, 2013, 7:34 a.m. ET

# Suu Kyi to Seek Myanmar Presidency

### BY SHIBANI MAHTANI

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar—Opposition leader and pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi stated unequivocally Thursday that she wants to run for president of Myanmar, laying out for the first time what she has done since her election to parliament last year and what she would do differently from President Thein Sein's administration.

"I want to run for president and I'm quite frank about it," said Ms. Suu Kyi, speaking in a panel discussion during the World Economic Forum on East Asia in the country's capital of Naypyitaw.

In a news conference later, Ms. Suu Kyi said she helped get wells and roads ...

- ## Back To

- Back To

- ## MSN Money Homepage

- ## MSN Money Investing

### Available to WSJ.com Subscribers

- Subscriber Content Read Preview

  ## The Power of Negative Thinking

- Subscriber Content Read Preview

  ## Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting

  Five blue-chip stocks have accounted for about one-third of the rally in the Dow since the financial crisis.

- Subscriber Content Read Preview

  ## Technology Shapes Kenyan Elections

  The Internet and social media in Kenya, which played a central role in this year's elections by allowing Kenyans to question candidates, took on a new function Tuesday—spreading messages of peace to avert new bloodshed.

- Subscriber Content Read Preview

  ## Beijing, U.S. Unveil New Korean Sanctions

  The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.

### Most Popular in Europe

- ## U.S. Collects Vast Data Trove

- ## Syrian City Bears Signs of Sectarian War

- ## Tech Firms' Data Is Also Tapped

- ## Putins Say Their Marriage Is Over

- ## IMF Admits Mistakes on Greek Bailout

### Popular Now What's This?
Close

Content engaging our readers now, with additional prominence accorded if the story is rapidly gaining attention. Our WSJ algorithm comprises 30% page views, 20% Facebook, 20% Twitter, 20% email shares and 10% comments.

- 1

  ## U.S. Collects Vast Data Trove

  - Twitter
  - Facebook
  - Email
  - Comments
- 2

  ## In Qusayr, Signs of an Intensifying Holy War

  - Twitter
  - Facebook
  - Email
  - Comments
- 3

  ## Tech Firms' Data Is Also Tapped

  - Twitter
  - Facebook
  - Email
  - Comments
- 4

  ## To Really Understand Hevibändi, It Helps to Know the…

  - Twitter
  - Facebook
  - Email
  - Comments
- 5

  ## IMF Concedes It Made Mistakes on Greece

  - Twitter
  - Facebook
  - Email
  - Comments

  Show 5 More

- 6

  ## Internships Are Increasingly the Route to Winning a Job

  - Twitter
  - Facebook
  - Email
  - Comments
- 7

  ## Humanities Fall From Favor

  - Twitter
  - Facebook
  - Email
  - Comments
- 8

  ## Exide Technologies Prepares for Bankruptcy Filing

  - Twitter
  - Facebook
  - Email
  - Comments
- 9

  ## Spain Said to Be Poised to Cut Renewable Subsidies

  - Twitter
  - Facebook
  - Email
  - Comments
- 10

  ## Criminal Cases Loom in Rate Rigging

  - Twitter
  - Facebook
  - Email
  - Comments

  Show Less

close

### Email This

Recipient's Email Address (Separate multiple address with commas)
Your Email Address
Message (Optional)
Send me a copy
or Cancel
close

### Thank You

Your email has been sent.

close

### Error.

An error has occured and your email has not been sent.
Please try again.

• Invalid email address.
• You can't enter more than 20 emails.
• Seperate multiple addresses with Commas.
• Must enter an email address.
• You must enter the verification code below to send.
• Invalid entry: Please type the verification code again.

### Video

- ## Window Reopens for Chinese Listings in the U.S.

  3:53

- ## Japan Crosses Bear-Market Line

  3:16

- ## Thousands Greet Turkish Prime Minister at 2 a.m.

  0:46

### Most Recommended

- Comments Comments
- Commenters Commenters

- 1.

  ## “Obama's presidency is coming...;”

  - XAVIER L SIMON 262 Recommendations
- 2.

  ## “Mr. Barnes, as much as I have...;”

  - Carlos Sierra 220 Recommendations
- 3.

  ## “>>We wouldn't be shocked i...;”

  - Greg Arnot 155 Recommendations
- 4.

  ## “Does anyone really wonder why...;”

  - Wes Potts 148 Recommendations
- 5.

  ## “Bravo Carlos, well stated . This...;”

  - Mark Acton 143 Recommendations

- XAVIER L SIMON
  2678 Recommendations
- Steve Bunten
  1974 Recommendations
- David Zamos
  1821 Recommendations
- Jonathan Murray
  1630 Recommendations
- Maria Bonanno
  1411 Recommendations

#### Most Active Discussions

- Journal Community

- ###### Religion & Ethics

  Do we need religion to have ethics? Is it possible that a world without religion can be, on the whole, a better place to live?

- ###### Libertarians

  Social impact of government intervention

- ###### Europe's Question of the Day

  Have you ever been a vegetarian?

- ###### Libertarians

  After our posts have helped WSJ sell ads for so long, here is something else to help:

- ###### Question of the Day

  Have you made it a point to eat as much organic food as possible? Did you feel better?

- See all Discussion Groups

### More in World

- ## Putins Say Their Marriage Is Over

- ## U.K.'s Prince Philip Faces Surgery

- ## Myanmar's Suu Kyi Wants to Be President

- ## Japan, France to Team Up on Nuclear Exports

- ## Criminal Cases Loom in Rate Rigging

<![CDATA[<fb:fan data-dj-widget="onvisible.module" data-dj-module="dj.module.facebook.connect" data-dj-scroll-proximity="120" profile_id="8304333127" stream="0" connections="10" width="377"></fb:fan></div><div id="ffb" style="font-size:8px; padding-left:10px">]]>
null

### Email Newsletters and Alerts

The latest news and analysis delivered to your in-box. Check the boxes below to sign up.

WSJ.com Email Features
News Alert
In Today's Paper
This Week's Most Popular
Submit

The email address null is already associated with another account. Please enter a different email address:

Enter Your Email
Sign Up

- New! To sign up for Keyword or Symbol Alerts click here.
- To view or change all of your email settings, visit the Email Setup Center.

Thank you !
You will receive in your inbox.

null

### Email Newsletters and Alerts

The latest news and analysis delivered to your in-box. Check the boxes below to sign up.

WSJ.com Email Features
This Week's Most Popular
On the Editorial Page
Submit

The email address null is already associated with another account. Please enter a different email address:

Enter Your Email
Sign Up

- Manage Email Preferences

Thank you !
You will receive in your inbox.

Schließen Subscribe Now