BANGKOK: Myanmar's military junta has reasonable and convincing reasons for continuing to keep pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday.
Speaking on his weekly radio broadcast, Thaksin said he asked Myanmar's leaders about the Nobel Peace laureate's detention on a trip there on Thursday. The response from the ruling generals was that political instability caused by Suu Kyi's release could lead the country to break up, he said.