With the confidence-building period between Myanmar's military regime and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (Daw Suu) now past the one-year mark, most dissidents have grown more suspicious of the military regime as the country's economy deteriorates and the cost of living rises.
No more than 182 imprisoned politicians and activists have been freed and only a few party offices of the National League for Democracy (closed by coercion and arrests) have received permission to reopen. Only 22 of 40 such offices have reopened in the Yangon division.
Earlier this month, United Nations human rights envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro released a report that cataloged "the unnecessary, discriminatory and stringent restrictions" placed on NLD offices. NLD put up with those limitations to show their determination and willingness for reconciliation. The regime should show a similar determination, if it really seeks national reconciliation.