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	BURMA'S ASEAN MEMBERSHIP IS BIG BLOW TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI-JUNTA
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	     Tuesday 17 June, 1997 (10:01pm AEST)

          Burma's military regime has hailed ASEAN's decision to
          allow it to join the regional grouping, saying it's the biggest
          blow yet to the democratic opposition.

          The official New Light of Myanmar newspaper says Nobel
          laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, had made "ruthless and crafty
          attempts" to deter ASEAN from admitting Rangoon.

          ASEAN's seven foreign ministers agreed last month to
          welcome Burma, Cambodia and Laos into the grouping next
          month.

          Aung San Suu Kyi had appealed for ASEAN to delay
          Burma's entry until an elected government was in place.

          Burma's ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council has
          drawn widespread criticism for alleged human rights abuses
          and its refusal to convene a parliament after Aung San Suu
          Kyi's party won a huge majority in Burma's last elections in
          1990.

	[ABC News, 17 June 1997].

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