Suu Kyi`s house arrest extended

Suu Kyi`s house arrest extended

27.05.2008

DEMOCRACY leader Aung San Suu Kyi`s house arrest has been extended, Burmese officials said today.

Authorities informed her of the decision in a brief meeting today at her Rangoon home.

"Her house arrest has already been extended,`` one official sid.

Seven officials visited her lakeside home around 4pm (1930 AEST), and delivered the news during a 10-minute meeting, the official said.

A second official confirmed the extension, but neither could give any details about the detention order, including the length of her confinement in her home.

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