Oxford college removes Suu Kyi painting on display

LONDON: The Oxford college where Aun g San SuuKyi studied as an undergraduate has removed her portrait from public display and placed it in storage, in a move that follows international criticism over her role in Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis .

The governing body of St Hugh’ s college decided to remove the painting of the Nobel laureate from its main entrance on Thursday, days before the start of the university term and the arrival of new students.

In 2012 Aung SanSuuKyiw as celebrated with an honorary docto rate from Oxford University, and held her 67th birthday party at the college where she studied politics, philosophy and economics between 1964 and 1967.

But in recent months Myanmar’s leader has attracted increasing criticism for her apparent defence of the country’ s treatment of its R oh ing ya minority, who have suffered ethnic cleansing and violent attacks by My an mar’ s military forces. G NS