![]() ![]() Then, in May 2012, in the wake of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urging an easing of international sanctions against Myanmar, the NLD dropped the boycott entirely. In 2010, the NLD softened its stance, saying that it only opposed package and cruise tourism. Similarly, many people within Myanmar felt it was important that foreigners visited to see the truth of what was happening. Still, some tourists did visit each year, arguing that the majority of their money was actually going to individuals and private businesses. For many years, the official position of the National League for Democracy (NLD), the opposition political party of which Aung San Suu Kyi is the Chairperson and General Secretary, was to urge foreigners not to visit the country as it put money directly into the pockets of the regime. The question of whether to visit Myanmar – and if so, how to minimize any negative impact of that decision – has long been a complicated one.
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