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Burma’s ruling junta dismissed reconciliatory moves by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as insincere and dishonest, dealing a blow to efforts to engage with the reclusive regime.

The rebuke came yesterday just as the 64-year-old Nobel peace laureate met a junta go-between, which suggested lines of communication were still open, despite the disparaging remarks in the media.