The British government has demanded the immediate release of the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The 1991 winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace and eighteen members of her party were arrested on Saturday during riots between supporters of the opposition and those of the military junta. According to the authorities the arrest was made for her own safety. She is believed to have been transferred to a guesthouse in the capital Yangon (formerly Rangoon).
On Sunday morning, another seven of her staff were arrested and her offices closed. The authorities have also decided to close universities and colleges indefinitely.
Radio Netherlands June 2
