The Myanmar government on Saturday extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, a leader of the country's main political party, according to well-informed sources.

Aung San Suu Kyi, general-secretary of the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been put under detention and later house arrest since May 30, 2003 bloody incident, in which clashes occurred between supporters of the government and those of the NLD.

The government's decision on extending Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest came one week after Ibrahim Gambari, under secretary- general for Political Affairs of the United Nations, visited Myanmar on May 18-20 in a mission to assess the country's political situation concerning national reconciliation, democracy and human rights.

Source: Xinhua