Burma activist group leader speaks out on Asean dilemma... "As the 2006 date for Burma?s assumption of the Asean chairmanship draws ever closer, the organization?s policy towards Rangoon comes under increasingly close scrutiny from the Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Formed in 1996, ALTSEAN is a network of Southeast Asia activists, NGOs, academics and politicians who are working for democracy and respect for human rights in Burma. The Irrawaddy recently talked to Altsean?s co-ordinator, Debbie Stothard, about her movement?s approach to the thorny question of Burma?s suitability for chairing Asean..."