YANGON - DETAINED pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi urgently needs medical attention in the Myanmar prison where she is being held, her party said on Friday, while closing arguments in her trial were delayed until the end of next week.

A party statement said it was 'gravely concerned' about the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's health, saying she cannot sleep well because she suffers from leg cramps.

Ms Suu Kyi, 63, was treated for dehydration and low blood pressure in early May, a few days after an American intruder was arrested for sneaking into her home.

The military government has accused her of violating the terms of her house arrest for harboring the American, and if found guilty she could spend up to five years in prison.

In her courtroom appearance on Tuesday, Ms Suu Kyi looked pale and weak.

Myanmar's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that Ms Suu Kyi, who is being held in a prison 'guest house', is being 'provided with adequate health care and she is in good health'. The government earlier said a team of doctors was taking care of her.

Closing arguments in the trial were rescheduled from next Monday to Friday, said Mr Nyan Win, one of Ms Suu Kyi's lawyers. The reason was not immediately known, and court authorities were not available for comment.

The trial has drawn outrage from the international community and Ms Suu Kyi's local supporters, who worry that the military junta has found an excuse to keep her detained through next year's elections.

Ms Suu Kyi has pleaded not guilty. Her defence team acknowledges that 53-year-old John W Yettaw swam to her lakeside home, where he stayed for two days. But they argue it was the duty of government guards outside her closely watched house to prevent intruders.

Yettaw, who was taken to Ms Suu Kyi's home on Thursday by officials to re-enact his visit, told the court on Wednesday he had been sent by God to warn Ms Suu Kyi of his premonition that she would be assassinated by terrorists, Mr Nyan Win said. -- AP

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