The Nobel laureate said
she was sitting in the cockpit at the invitation of the pilot and was
"completely fascinated" by the shimmering lights of Bangkok on the
ground below.
"I thought, 30 years ago,
the scene that met my eyes on landing in Bangkok would not have been
very different from what would have met my eyes on landing in Rangoon.
But now the difference is considerable," she said.
On leaving Myanmar three
days ago for an historic trip to Thailand, Suu Kyi said locals were
holding candlelight protests across the country against electricity cuts
"that have been plaguing us for a month or so."
Of seeing the lights of
Bangkok, Suu Kyi paused, smiled and said, "I have to say very frankly
that what went through my mind is that 'we need an energy policy'."
A ripple of laughter and applause ran through the audience in
recognition of Suu Kyi's enduring commitment to change in a country
ruled for 50 years by a military junta. For many of those years, she was
held under house arrest for daring to call for reforms.
