“U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon traveled to Myanmar, also known as Burma, to plea for the release of democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.” Photo by Mark Garten for the Agence France-Presse/Getty Images.
Here’s the latest news from Burma:
The Wall Street Journal reprints in full the speech given by U.N. Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon in Rangoon yesterday. In it, the Secretary-General outlines his vision for a democratic Burma.
CNN reports that the junta has denied Secretary-General Ban access to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s Prime Minister-elect and Nobel Peace laureate who is currently standing trial on sham charges of violating the terms of her house arrest.
The Los Angeles Times reports on the “low expectations” of the Secretary-General’s visit.
Reuters reports that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the junta to halt Suu Kyi’s trial and to release her.
Reuters also reports that her trial has been suspended a week.
The Associated Press reports on Burma’s “frustrated generation” looking abroad.
Louis Charbonneau, Reuters’ U.N. correspondent, reports on Naypyidaw, Burma’s “ghost town capital.”
Asia Times Online interviews Burmese writer and historian Thant Myint-U.
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“U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon traveled to Myanmar, also known as Burma, to plea for the release of democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.” Photo by Mark Garten for the Agence France-Presse/Getty Images.
