Military stop San Suu Kyi

Rangoon - The Burmese opposition leader, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, was prevented from leaving by train for Mandalay yesterday while…

Rangoon - The Burmese opposition leader, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, was prevented from leaving by train for Mandalay yesterday while five truckloads of party supporters were carted off by military police at the station, diplomats and witnesses said.

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