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Myanmar Slams West for Interfering in Its Internal Affairs
Myanmar's ruling military has hit out at its Western critics, accusing them of interfering in its internal affairs as it keeps pro- democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi locked up inside her home.
Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) were confined to their residences for a fourth day after the forcible ending by the military of a nine-day roadside stand-off between the two sides.
In a clear reference to the United States and Britain, state-run newspapers on Tuesday quoted Myanmar's powerful head of military intelligence, Lieutenant-General Khin Nyunt, as saying "two big western countries" were meddling in Myanmar's affairs.
"Two big western countries are applying various means to interfere in and dominate the internal affairs of Myanmar and destroy her relations with the international community," the papers quoted Khin Nyunt as telling a meeting.
"They are trying to drag the Myanmar people into poverty and hardships and to cause unrest in the nation," he said.
The United States and Britain have both strongly condemned Myanmar's ruling generals for their treatment of Suu Kyi and other opposition leaders and have demanded the lifting of restrictions placed on their movements.
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