My Sinchew, 18 Mar 2009
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged his Myanmar counterpart Tuesday (17 March) to reconcile with opponents, just hours after the ruling military junta cracked down on several pro-democracy activists.
"We hope Myanmar will seize this moment to take bolder steps towards national reconciliation and in engaging the international community," Loong said in a speech at a dinner with Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein, according to the Information Ministry.
Myanmar authorities Tuesday arrested five members of the National League for Democracy, the party of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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