YANGON, Nov 29: The detention period of the Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been extended by another year, her party officials said on Monday.

"We have heard the news that her tenure has been extended by another one year but we have not been officially informed about it," said National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman U Lwin.

Ms Suu Kyi has been held since May 2003 by the military junta following a clash between her supporters and a pro-junta mob. A group of low-ranking civil servants went to her home in Yangon on Saturday to tell her about the extension, according to an NLD source.

The extension was confirmed by junta officials. Security remained tight around her home on Monday and barriers remained in place on the main road to her villa. -AFP