"On May 6, 2002, the military government in Burma released Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. Its official spokesman, Lt. Col. Hla Min, said ?Today, marks a new page for the people of Myanmar and the international community?We shall recommit ourselves to allowing all of our citizens to participate freely in the life of our political process, while giving priority to national unity, peace and stability of the country as well as the region.” As the news flashed around the world and drew positive responses from political leaders, diplomats and newspaper editors, only in Burma did the state-controlled newspapers, radio and television ignore the event and statement and the people of Burma learned of it from international radio broadcasts and word of mouth..."