"This was partly due to their timing; the four days of demonstrations at Yangon University, City Hall and Shwedagon Pagoda kicked off on November 14, when United States President Barack Obama was visiting Yangon. Nevertheless, the hundreds of students who took to streets ? mostly members of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions ? have prompted an unprecedented response: Instead of being expelled from their courses, arrested or even shot at, the Ministry of Education has offered an olive branch, in the form of meetings to discuss their concerns. Minister for Education Daw Khin San Yi has said that their views could then be considered when finalising by-laws for the National Education Law, which are likely to be enacted next month..."