Aug 12, 2009
DPA

Phnom Penh - Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the reduction of the sentence handed down to Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as 'a good signal,' and said Myanmar is moving towards democracy, local media reported.

Foreign affairs spokesman Koy Kuong told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper that the junta's decision to reduce the sentence of three years hard labour in prison to 18 months under house arrest showed Myanmar's military government is keen on democratic reforms.

'It is a good signal for the situation that Aung San Suu Kyi only got a sentence of 18 months' house arrest,' Koy Kuong said. 'Myanmar has gone through many steps [and] is on the way to democratization.'