Suu Kyi Lawyer Banned

Visits PM, opposition's Aung San Suu Kyi

(AP) - David Cameron says he will support suspending the European Union's economic sanctions on Burma, which are to be reviewed by the end of the month. The British prime minister spoke after meetings with the country's reform-minded president, Thein Sein, and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was recently elected to parliament after spending much of the last two decades under house arrest. However, Cameron specified that he did not want to see an arms embargo on the country be lifted as part of any easing of sanctions. More»

Burmese democracy leader fails to reverse newest term of house arrest

(NEWSER) - A Burmese court rejected Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal against her latest spell of house arrest today. The pro-democracy leader, who was convicted of violating her previous sentence after an American swam to her home, will remain confined through next year and will be ineligible for the upcoming election. A lawyer for Suu Kyi, who has spent 14 of the last 20 years under house arrest, promised to appeal again to the high court. More»

(AP) - American John Yettaw boarded a flight home today, ending an infamous journey that began three months ago with a secret swim to the home of Aung San Suu Kyi that landed them both in prison. Suu Kyi, who repeatedly asked him to leave, and her two live-in aides, are still in custody. "It's very ugly that the person who caused the problem was released but the three people in the house remain detained," Suu Kyi said. More»

(NEWSER) - Burma’s imprisoned opposition leader may be OK with a “new approach” toward the country’s oppressive military regime, Sen. Jim Webb told reporters today. Webb met with Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday, during his visit to the country. “It was my clear impression from her that she is not opposed to lifting some sanctions,” said Webb, who is himself a proponent of lifting the restrictions, in part because China ignores them. More»

Sen. Webb: 'What he did was regrettable'

(NEWSER) - While Myanmar activist Aung San Suu Kyi begins another 18 months under house arrest, the American responsible for her sentence is free and has landed in Thailand, reports CNN. John Yettaw, whose release was won by Sen. Jim Webb, was hospitalized for observation in Bangkok. “He had a medical emergency this morning when they read him his orders of deportation,” Webb said. Yettaw had been sentenced to 7 years' hard labor for swimming to the home of Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest at the time. More»