UN chief appeals to Burma to release Suu Kyi

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to the leader of Burma’s ruling junta to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a day before her house arrest order was set to expire.

“The government will be reviewing her status within 24 hours. I take this opportunity to appeal to General Than Shwe and the government to release her,” Annan told reporters in Bangkok.