1.   There was no immediate response by the government Thursday, but the junta has warned that any attempt to convene parliament would be illegal.

2.   Aung San Suu Kyi says her party will convene a parliament.

3.   If parliament is not convened, a hunger strike will follow.

4.   If a new parliament is not convened within four months, the constitution says there must be fresh elections.

5.   In an unprecedented move, Bhumibol sped up the process and convened parliament over the weekend.

6.   In response to another question, Suu Kyi said she had no intention of withdrawing her call to convene parliament.

7.   It began mass arrests in May and intensified them in September in an effort to block the NLD from carrying out a threat to convene parliament on its own.

8.   It has become almost impossible for Djwalapersad to convene the parliament.

9.   It has warned the NLD that any attempt to convene parliament is illegal and will jeopardize possible talks with military leaders.

10.   It set up the committee as the military had ignored its repeated demands that a proper parliament be convened.