Burma extends Suu Kyi arrest

Burma shrugged off the risk of further international criticism yesterday when it extended the order detaining opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The military regime, already under international criticism for its handling of the cyclone disaster that killed an estimated 134,000 people, renewed the five-year house arrest of Suu Kyi, 62, who has now been detained for 13 of the last 18 years.