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Full Article Read Mexico kills top drug lord at U.S. border 12:50am EDT Microsoft's Ballmer sells 12 percent stake in company 05 Nov 2010 U.S. dollar printing is huge risk -China c.bank adviser 03 Nov 2010 Obama: U.S. can't afford two years of gridlock 05 Nov 2010 Ron Paul vows renewed Fed audit push next year 04 Nov 2010 Discussed 269 Obama warns of policy rollback if Republicans win 114 Boehner vows to repeal Obama healthcare reforms 100 Republicans to win control of House with 231 seats Watched Bejeweled bra exposed in NY Thu, Oct 21 2010 Russian spy poses for Maxim Tue, Oct 19 2010 U.S.-Mexico drug tunnel discovered Thu, Nov 4 2010 Spotlight on Suu Kyi as Myanmar enters new territory Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook By Martin Petty BANGKOK (Reuters) - Confined to her crumbling lakeside home, long-detained Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi poses little threat to Myanmar's first election in 20 years on Sunday, but her possible release in a week could shake... Factbox Facts about Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 3:06am EDT Analysis & Opinion Liu who? UN’s Ban silent on rights during China visit Related Topics World » Thailand » 1 / 4 Aung San Suu Kyi (C) meets United States Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell (R) and United States embassy charge d'affaires Larry Dinger in Yangon in this May 10, 2010 file photo. Credit: Reuters/US Embassy Rangoon/Handout/File By Martin Petty BANGKOK | Sat Nov 6, 2010 3:07am EDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Confined to her crumbling lakeside home, long-detained Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi poses little threat to Myanmar's first election in 20 years on Sunday, but her possible release in a week could shake things up. While the elections are drawing Western scorn for draconian curbs on pro-democracy parties and bans on foreign media, Suu Kyi's scheduled release a week later gives allies China and Southeast Asia a chance to praise Myanmar for a poll that otherwise faces widespread global condemnation. Her release could also provoke grudging praise from the United States and Britain, and revive a debate over Western sanctions, although it remains unclear whether she will in fact walk free on November 13, when her house arrest is due to expire. "What the generals do will send a message," Britain's ambassador to Myanmar, Andrew Heyn, told reporters in Bangkok this week. "If the release is anything less than unconditional, that will make the (sanctions) debate different. We will be watching to see if this new government is old wine in new bottles or if it will be something different." Sunday's ballot will see no real opposition to army-backed parties preparing to formalize decades of authoritarian rule in the former British colony also known as Burma. It is unclear whether the government will run the risk of releasing the charismatic and influential figurehead of Myanmar's fight for democracy, who has backed moves to isolate the regime. Western governments have been typically guarded about their next moves if their demands for Suu Kyi and an estimated 2,200 other political detainees to be freed are finally met. Critics say sanctions on the regime because of its poor human rights record have been a failure because Myanmar's neighbors China, Thailand and India and other Asian nations have been pouring investment into the resource-rich country. SPLITS ON SANCTIONS Many U.S. and European companies, aware of Myanmar's vast natural resources and strategic location between China and India, are frustrated by the embargoes. Some are exploring how to navigate sanctions and it is almost certain there is pressure to review the sanctions and engagement policies. Jim Webb, chair of a U.S. Senate subcommittee on East Asia and one of the few Westerners praised by the Myanmar generals, said on October 27 Washington was split on whether to engage the regime and warned that with continued isolation, Myanmar would effectively become "a province of China." Sanctions aside, the role Suu Kyi might play, if freed, in Myanmar's uncertain political landscape is a hot topic as new pro-democracy voices emerge to challenge what has effectively been her monopoly of the struggle against oppressive army rule. Suu Kyi is still believed to have the same mesmerizing influence over the Burmese public that helped her National League for Democracy (NLD) party win the historic 1990 election in a landslide, a result the military ignored. The NLD boycotted this election because of restrictive rules governing a poll that Suu Kyi, who has spent 15 of the past 21 years in detention, said she "would not dream" of taking part in. 1 2 Next World Thailand Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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