Burma extends detention of Aung San suu Kyi

Burma’s ruling military junta extended the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi today, defying international pressure to free the Nobel laureate.

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other supporters of Suu Kyi were hopeful she would be released when the order for her house arrest expired Saturday. However, a government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to speak to the press, said her detention has been extended but it wasn’t immediately known for how long.