Concerns About Suu Kyi's Health

Aung San Suu Kyi's health is a cause for "grave concern," according to her organization, the National League for Democracy (NLD). She is on trial for violating the terms of her house arrest after an uninvited American man visited her home. Suu Kyi is suffering from cramping in her legs.

Ms Suu Kyi, who is being kept in Rangoon's notorious Insein prison, has suffered from ill-health in the past.

Shortly before her arrest on 14 May she was treated for dehydration and low blood pressure.

The NLD said she was "in desperate need of proper medical treatment".

"We are very much concerned about her health," it said in a statement.

Mark Canning, the British Ambassador to Burma, has been posting his observations about the trial. In his latest post he writes:

Suu Kyi has repeatedly made clear her willingness to work with the military government in a process of political reconciliation. She is viewed by them as a threat. But she's actually an opportunity, to the extent that she's declared herself willing to work with them towards the sort of future that the current direction of travel will never deliver.