WORLD IN BRIEF : MYANMAR : Rep. Solarz Barred as Election Observer
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Myanmar’s military government turned down a request by Rep. Stephen J. Solarz (D-N.Y.) to observe next week’s parliamentary elections, saying he had made malicious attacks on the authorities and encouraged unrest. Solarz had asked to be allowed to visit polling booths and to meet Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposition National League for Democracy. She has been under house arrest since last July and is banned from taking part in the May 27 election.
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