Aspect

It is Indeed sad
Somewhere
May 23, 2009
It is comforting to read in Bangkok Post of May 22, 2009 that Thai Foreign Minister Mr.Kasit " praised the Burmese Government for allowing the diploments to meet Miss Su Kyi." Howerever, the continuation " but said the positive signs should not end there. The Burmese Government should erlease all political presoniers from jail to clear the way for national reconciliation " fail to pass the criterion of the letters and spirit of the ASEAN Charter principles of respect for sovereignty, independence and national identity, amounting to interference in the internal affairs of a fellow Member State. It is indeed sad coming from the Forgign Minister of a member state that holds the ASEAN Chair.

UN calls for release of Suu Kyi
New York
May 24, 2009
NEW YORK. The UN Security Council has called for the release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who told a court in Rangoon on Friday that she is not guilty of violating her house arrest.
Ms Suu Kyi, 63, went on trial last week accused of breaching a house arrest order that expires next week. She told the court she had not broken any law.
A Security Council statement expressed "concern about the political impact of recent developments" relating to Ms Suu Kyi, and reiterated previous calls for the release of all political prisoners, including her.
Ms Suu Kyi, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has spent 13 years in detention since her National League for Democracy party won Burma's last elections in 1990, a result rejected by the military that has ruled the country since 1962. Before the latest charge, her house arrest had been due to end on Wednesday.