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Subject: Rangoon warns, Thais to avoid Suu Kyi's street

Rangoon warns, Thais to avoid Suu Kyi's street 

Bangkok, May 15: Burma's military leaders have imposed restrictions on
visiting Thai officials warning them to stay clear of the street on
which Opposition leader Aung San Suu'Kyi lives, a Thai government
official said on Thursday. 

The Thai foreign ministry received a warning letter from Btirma's State
Law and Order Restoration Council on Wednes- day, two days before Prime
Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh was due to make an official visit to
Burma, the officials said. 

The letter urged Thai delegates travelling with Mr Chavalit Yongehaiyudh
not to go near Uni- versity Avenue - the street on which Ms Suu Kyi
lives.University Avenue has been bar-ncaded around Ms Sun Kyi's house
since late last year to prevent people from visiting the Nobel Peace
laureate.
 The Thai defence attachd's home -IS adjacent to Ms Suu Kyi's house on
University Avenue.  The official said  the letter specifically mentioned
journalist who were travelling with Mr. Chavalit, and said it asked them
not to talk to Ms Suu Kyi or report her movements or actions. "The
letter has totally proven that SLORC does not care at all about
improving relations with its neighbour," the official said.

"The Bunnese obviously feel insecure about their own system if they are
so concerned about Ms Suu Kyi," he said. "We know they,,will monitor and
follow us on every movement. 1 know that they followed me when I visited
Rangoon but there is no need to issue an official letter warning us,
telling us where we should not go and whom we should not contact.

" This is apparently the first time SLORC has sent such a warning to
state guests. Delegates accompanying Indonesian President Suharto on a
visit late in February, did not appear to have any restrictions. But
some foreign media who tried to follow Indonesian journalists covering
Mr Suharto were stopped by the police, detained - more than an hour and
requested to hand over their film. (Reuter)

The Asian Age 
16. May. 1997