21.   Members of human rights groups who oppose the visit were waiting for the Burmese leader when he arrived at his hotel.

22.   Nevertheless, Singapore may not be able to avoid the repercussions of attempts to pressure the Burmese leaders.

23.   The Burmese leader met Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Prime Minister Li Peng in Beijing.

24.   The Cambodian delegation held discussions with Burmese leaders led by Senior Gen. Than Shwe, head of the ruling military junta.

25.   The prime minister also met Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Khai and Burmese leader Than Swe.

26.   Those are some of the topics that Chavalit is expected to discuss with Burmese leaders.

27.   To date, Burmese leaders have never spoken of a timetable for a new election.

28.   A Malaysian economic mission arrived in Rangoon on Monday on a visit to discuss bilateral and economic cooperation with Burmese leaders, state-run Radio Rangoon said.

29.   A senior Burmese military leader on Wednesday presented Independence Awards to visiting American war veterans in Rangoon, state-run Radio Rangoon reported in a dispatch monitored here.

30.   A traffic blockade around the house of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was lifted early Monday, witnesses said.