ASEAN Urged to Suspend Burma

Politicians from Southeast Asian are urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to suspend Burma's membership if it refuses to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Charles Chong, a Singaporean lawmaker and member of the caucus, told journalists in Bangkok that dealing with Burma has bogged down ASEAN, making it harder for them to accomplish anything.

"More and more parliamentarians within ASEAN are beginning to lose their patience with Burma. And, we are calling upon our governments to do more than just expressions of dismay, regret, grave concern and so on, and seriously look at suspending Burma's membership of ASEAN," he said.