Parliament blow for Suu Kyi

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s parliament dealt a decisive blow to Aung San Suu Kyi’s (pic) hopes of amending the junta-era constitution that bars her from the presidency ahead of landmark elections, voting down a Bill that would have ended the military’s effective veto on charter change.

Yesterday’s vote, held after three days of energetic debate between uniformed soldiers and elected MPs, saw parliament shoot down a draft amendment that would have chipped away at the military’s political stranglehold.