UN Envoy for Burma, Mr. Gambari not smiling --

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j8mg9B9SUJv5BaBQjpw3qhoCdn8w

1. Meetings are in new capital Naypyidaw up country, not in Rangoon.

2. Not meeting Sr. Gen. Than Shwe -- meeting PM who is holding something like a VP position.

3. Junta already said it will expell Charles Petrie, UN Development Program Resident Representative (ResRep) from Rangoon.

4. Mr. Gambari said to "not even have a cell phone when he is on his missions in Burma." At present has no office of his own, no permanent staff of his own, no international human rights abuses monitors on the ground in Burma.

5. We need to "push, push, push" as US Charge d'Affaires Shari Villarosa said during the crisis. The USA is doing that, but there is also of course the Iraq War, Iran issue and now Pakistan "on the plate."

Commentary points, copyright Kyi May Kaung.