Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the Myanmar community living in Singapore on the island of Sentosa in Singapore September 22, 2013. REUTERS/Edgar Su
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi cemented Singapore's role as a major economic partner and model for her country on a five-day trip to the island, taking home what she said were valuable lessons on education policy and anti-graft measures.
But her endorsement of the wealthy city-state came with a caveat - Myanmar could do without the materialistic and high-pressure society that has accompanied Singapore's decades-long transformation from tropical backwater to economic powerhouse.
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