81.   Burmese military authorities Monday signed an agreement with a leading Chinese industrial firm in Rangoon to purchase new ships, state-run Radio Rangoon reported.

82.   But he said he had received no response from the Burmese authorities to this suggestion.

83.   But, he said, there had been increased overseas interest in Burma recently, thanks to efforts by both the Burmese authorities and the private sector.

84.   European requests for an independent autopsy have been refused by the Burmese government, and Norway has accused Burmese authorities of torturing Nichols through sleep deprivation.

85.   Egeland said he had wanted to visit Burma himself to meet Aung San Suu Kyi but had been refused entry by the Burmese authorities.

86.   The project has also been under fire from human rights activists, who have alleged that forced labour has been used by Burmese authorities to build a nearby railway.

87.   The UN report said Burmese local authorities had been making more and more use of forced labour in rural areas in the last four years.

88.   They stopped short however of threatening the Burmese military authorities with any form of sanctions.

89.   Whether the surrender to the Burmese authorities would have a major impact on the drugs trade would depend on the policy of the government of Burma, Haislip said.

90.   Witnesses said the Burmese military authorities had used men in civilian dress to infiltrate crowds of supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi.