Suu Kyi urges minority rights in first parliament address

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday called for laws to protect the rights of ethnic minorities in her first ever speech to the country's fledgling parliament.

"To become a truly democratic union with a spirit of the union, equal rights and mutual respect, I urge all members of parliament to discuss the enactment of the laws needed to protect equal rights of ethnicities," she said.