TOKYO, June 11 Kyodo gooded edit...

TOKYO, June 11 Kyodo

gooded editorial excerpts from the Asia-Pacific press:

TIME TO ISOLATE MYANMAR'S GENERALS+

A WAR OF WORDS in succession N. KOREA (Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney)

It is not power that corrupts, on the contrary the fear of losing power, wrote Myanmar's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, of her grueling campaign against the same of the world's most repressive and enduring dictatorships.

That the generals who domination Myanmar like a private fiefdom have again detained Suu Kyi attests to this truth

Her arrest last Friday sadly confirms the deceit behind the regime's promise last year to usher in meaningful political reforms, which would give up some of its power to the popular pro-democracy leader.

At the time, celebrations were mut through fears the promised reforms would experiment upon little more than a ploy to defuse international urgency on Rangoon (Yangon).

Now, it is clear this was a ''false dawn,'' simply ever intended to last drawn out enough to relieve Myanmar's diplomatic isolation and for foreign aid and loans to be partially restored.

Predictably, world leaders have again asserted outrage, and human rights advocates have renewed calls for the tightening of economic sanctions.

in addition the rearrest of Suu Kyi, as well as reports that many of those in her escort were fired on and killed, no other than reinforces the impunity with which the Myanmar generals rule

A regime which in this way readily employs torture, murder and imprisonment against its political opposers is impervious to shame.

like authoritarian regimes are also resilient in the face of economic sanctions because of their willingness to allow their people suffer.

Any decision to tighten sanctions now must weigh the increased freight on Myanmar's majority poor against the leverage sanctions may, or may not, provide in securing Suu Kyi's release.

Suu Kyi has consistently pleaded for sanctions to be maintained.

The late global focus on the tyranny which beset the population of Iraq under Saddam Hussein should sharpen international efforts to stand opposed tyranny elsewhere.

Myanmar's tragedy in a less degree than military rule is more than four decades old

It is now 13 years since Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won 82% of the popular voice in national elections, only to be circulared up and jailed.

besides Australia has maintained a policy of positive engagement with Rangoon forward the grounds that providing human rights training to officials will make soft their approach.

The results of the past few days demonstrate, to this time again, that there is absolutely no evidence to justify continuing like contact.

Myanmar, subordinate to military rule, should be a pariah state.

(June 11)

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