A SPECIAL BRIEF ON ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY AND DAW AUNG SANN SUU KYI..."A year has passed since the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest last May. Many expected that SPDC would accept Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as a true partner in the dialogue process, which began in October 2000 as informal talks while Daw Suu was still under house arrest. Unfortunately, the opposite has happened, and the dialogue is now stalled. Despite the withdrawal of State Peace and Development Council or SPDC (formerly known as State Law and Order Restoration Council or SLORC) from the talks, the NLD and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi have made consistent efforts to move the process forward, mobilizing grassroots support to resolve the political deadlock peacefully and constructively around the table. This special brief aims to examine the achievements of NLD and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi since her release on May 6, 2002 and to analyze how their actions can advance the dialogue process to the next phase..."