Suu Kyi’s Long Friday |
By WAI MOE |
Suu Kyi spent over six hours in court while lawyers argued over the legality of the charges. |
Gloom in Rangoon as Suu Kyi Trial Resumes |
By JOHN HEILPRIN |
The failure of visiting UN Secretary-General to gain a meeting with Suu Kyi seems to have only intensified widespread feelings of gloom and frustration, though only brief interviews were possible without raising suspicions. |
Security Tightened as Suu Kyi Trial Resumes |
By THE IRRAWADDY |
Security was tightened around Rangoon’s Insein Prison on Friday as crowds gathered for the resumption of the trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
Yettaw Admitted to Prison Hospital |
By LAWI WENG |
John William Yettaw, the American accused of unlawfully seeking refuge in Aung San Suu Kyi’s home, has been admitted to hospital in Rangoon’s Insein Prison after declining food for 49 days, according to his lawyer, Khin Maung Oo. |
Khin Nyunt Appears in Public |
By THE IRRAWADDY |
Burma’s former premier and spy chief Gen Khin Nyunt, who was ousted and placed under house arrest in October 2004, recently appeared in public and appeared to be in good health, according to one Rangoon source. |
Earthquake in China's South Kills 1, Injures 324 |
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
A moderate earthquake rocked southwest China killing one person, injuring at least 324 others and collapsing some 18,000 homes. |
Former Canadian PM urged to withdraw from Ivanhoe
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