21.   Li is to make a three-day visit starting Monday at the invitation of the chairman of the Burmese junta, Senior Gen. Than Shwe.

22.   Nine students arrested for peacefully demonstrating against the Burmese ruling junta have been sentenced to seven years in prison, student rebels said Saturday.

23.   President Nouhak Phoumsavanh was met at Rangoon Airport by Gen. Than Shwe, chairman of the Burmese ruling junta.

24.   Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees have fled into Thailand since the Burmese junta launched an offensive in December aimed at crushing the opposition to its brutal rule.

25.   That is the message elderly war veterans have for the Burmese military junta, reports Aung Zaw.

26.   The Burmese military junta changed its name from the State Law and Order Restoration Council to the State Peace and Development Council in mid-November.

27.   The KNPP on Thursday rejected claims by the Burmese junta that recent fighting resulted from a misunderstanding.

28.   Tin Oo said he had been mobilising supporters of the pro-democracy movement and student activists through telephone, fax and internet in an attempt to overthrow the Burmese junta.

29.   Win urged Australia and other democracies to step up pressure on the Burmese junta.

30.   However, several American politicians and private firms have maintained regular contacts with the Burmese military junta.