Suu Kyi, 64, is charged with violating her house arrest by harboring an uninvited American man who swam to her lakeside home and stayed for two days. She faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

Her lawyer said Suu Kyi was "deeply dissatisfied" with yesterday's court session because it gave the prosecution more time to prepare its case.

Western diplomats in Yangon generally believe that Suu Kyi will be found guilty; a verdict is expected in August.

The trial's resumption yesterday came after U.S., European, and Asian officials - including Myanmar's top diplomat - wound up a regional security conference in neighboring Thailand at which Myanmar's human-rights record was in the spotlight.

Most agreed that Myanmar's ruling junta should be urged to release Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered Myanmar the prospect of better relations with the United States but said that depended in part on the fate of Suu Kyi.

Myanmar state media rejected the criticism, accusing those calling for Suu Kyi's release of "interference."

Demanding her release "means showing reckless disregard for the law," said an editorial in the New Light of Myanmar, the junta's mouthpiece. It also accused the United Nations of interfering in Myanmar's internal affairs, citing U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's repeated urging that Suu Kyi be freed.

Suu Kyi's lawyer, Nyan Win, said the trial was adjourned after her defense gave a 30-page closing statement. To ensure fairness, he said, the usual practice is for courts to have both parties give closing arguments on the same day.

The trial has drawn condemnation from the international community and from Suu Kyi's local supporters, who worry that the ruling junta has found an excuse to keep her behind bars through elections planned for next year.