Myanmar univs re-open but Suu Kyi stays in detention

Myanmar students flocked back to universities on Monday after the ruling military allowed classes to restart, ending a two-week suspension amid fears of unrest following the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ‘‘Students are peacefully attending classes,’’ an Education Ministry official said.

The universities were closed as part of a crackdown on dissents after May 30 clashes between pro-government groups and Suu Kyi’s supporters. Suu Kyi has been detained at undisclosed locations for more than two weeks, despite calls from the international community for her release.

Dozens of exiled Myanmar dissidents demonstrated outside the Myanmar Embassy in Thailand on Monday, urging the international community to pressure the junta to release her. Myanmar Foreign Minister Win Aung, in Cambodia for a regional security meeting, said on Sunday that she would be released as soon as the situation returned to normal.