RED ALERT for Obama's visit to Burma and tour in Southeast Asia!!

Mr Obama will travel to the former pariah state as part of a tour of Southeast Asia that will include stops in Thailand and Cambodia, the White House said as it announced the President's first international trip since his re-election.

The visit to Burma, the first by a sitting US president, will give Mr Obama a chance to hold talks with President Thein Sein and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to encourage the country's fledgling transition towards democracy.