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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Grant Peck

Myanmar auction fails again to attract bidders for the historic home of ousted leader Suu Kyi

Myanmar Suu Kyi's Home - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A fourth attempt by Myanmar's authorities to sell by the home of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi by auction failed Tuesday when there were no bidders for the property, where she famously was held under house arrest for almost 15 years, a legal official said.

It was not immediately clear if the floor price — the equivalent of tens of millions of dollars — was simply too high or whether warnings by opponents of Myanmar’s military government not to buy the house substantially dampened demand.

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