The Burmese authorities have arrested the poet Saw Wai, after realising that one of his love poems contained a hidden message criticising Burma’s military leader. The poem was published in a popular magazine in Rangoon.

The first words of each line spelled out the message: ‘General Than Shwe is crazy with power.’ Burma’s military government closely monitors the media, and dissidents are using sophisticated means to express their opinions.

Source: Burmese service, Irrawaddy; BBC World Service