Image via Al Jazeera English.
Here are today’s headlines about Burma:
The Irrawaddy reports on increased security in Burma ahead of the verdict in the sham military trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s Prime Minister-elect and Nobel Peace laureate.
Al Jazeera English reports that Suu Kyi herself has said “she expects the outcome of her trial will be ‘painfully obvious’ when judges deliver their verdict on Friday.”
The Associated Press reports that the ruling junta has warned Suu Kyi and others against predicting the outcome of the trial, saying, “biased writings about the trial in progress, writings about which side will win or lose in that trial, or predicting possibility of the defendants’ convictions amount to contempt of court.”
The AP also reports on John Yettaw, the American whose swim to Suu Kyi’s home started all the recent trouble.
The White House reports that President Obama has signed into law H.J.Res. 56, which renews the import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. The Irrawaddy reports further on this.
The editors of The Irrawaddy also sound off on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s “flawed Burma message.”
Image via Al Jazeera English.
