By Alistair D B Cook and Mely Caballero-Anthony
Asia Times Online
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty on Tuesday by a Yangon court of breaking the terms of her house arrest and sentenced to 18 more months house arrest for harboring an American man who swam to her house uninvited.
This ruling is a signal to Southeast Asia and the international community that little progress has been made internally in Myanmar. It also reflects the limitations that the region has when trying to influence developments in the country.
The long road toward human rights
Local and international outrage has done little to influence the outcome against Suu Kyi. Once again it brings the focus of human rights back to Southeast Asia, and what the region is willing to do to resolve political questions surrounding Myanmar.
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