US senator cancels Myanmar trip

A prominent US Senator abruptly cancelled a trip to military-ruled Myanmar yesterday after new allegations that the junta is working with North Korea to develop a nuclear programme.
Democratic lawmaker Jim Webb, who had been due to arrive in the capital Naypyidaw late Thursday, released a statement saying it would be "unwise and potentially counter-productive" to visit in light of the latest suspicions.
He had been due to hold talks with detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country's reclusive military junta.