*Ø* Blogmanac | Myanmar must clarify Aung San Suu Kyi's fate

The Straits Times, 29 September

"YANGON - Calls were mounted yesterday for the release of Myanmar democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi as she remained under house arrest after nearly four months of detention in a secret location.

"Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, who will host a summit of Asean leaders in Bali next month, reportedly urged the junta to make its plans for the opposition leader clear before the meeting.

"'The Myanmar government should state specifically whether it will keep Suu Kyi under house arrest or free her immediately. The road map over whether it will free Suu Kyi should be made clear,' she told The Jakarta Post newspaper.

"Otherwise the issue could cast a shadow over the summit, said Ms Megawati, who sent former foreign minister Ali Alatas to Yangon last week to persuade the military rulers to release the Nobel peace laureate ...

"The 58-year-old opposition leader was taken to her home on Friday after she was admitted to a private hospital in Yangon for major gynaecological surgery." -- AFP

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