Suu Kyi 'intends' to join Myanmar by-elections

Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi plans to take part in Myanmar's upcoming by-elections, her spokesman said Monday, after her party decided to rejoin the official political arena.

"Daw Suu said she intends to take part in the election," Nyan Win, spokesman for her National League for Democracy (NLD), told AFP. Daw is a term of respect in Myanmar.

Suu Kyi hinted that she would stand for office at a meeting of party delegates on Friday, when they decided to re-register as a political party and contest the elections after boycotting last year's poll.