Myanmar's reform process is stalling, says Suu Kyi ahead of Obama's visit

Yangon

MYANMAR'S reform process is "stalling", opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Wednesday, warning the United States against over-optimism before a visit by President Barack Obama to the former pariah state.

Ms Suu Kyi, who has long looked to the West to bolster her efforts to promote democracy, voiced caution at the pace of reforms since the country began emerging in 2011 from almost a half-century of military rule.

"There have been times when the United States government has seemed over-optimistic about the reform process," she told reporters …