Burmese politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi addresses a room of journalists at the International Media Conference in Yangon, Burma on March 9, 2014 (Photo: Brian Pellot) By Brian Pellot Regional News Service March 9, 2014 “A politician thinks of the next elections. A statesman thinks of the next generation.” Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s most famous citizen, politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, made this distinction to a packed room of journalists at the International Media Conference in Yangon Sunday afternoon. Daw Suu, as she’s known in Myanmar (Burma), is an internationally recognized and revered stateswoman. She’s also an active politician, thinking about running for president in the country’s 2015 elections. Suu Kyi’s continued silence on the Rohingya situation in western Myanmar begs the question: Are political priorities overshadowing her concern for the next generation? Myanmar is one o...