YANGON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar government gave some reasons to commute Aung San Suu Kyi's three-year sentence to 18-month under house arrest on Tuesday.

    The Myanmar district court sentenced her to three years in prison for violating her terms of house arrest but the ruling State Peace and Development Council reduced her prison term to one and a half years confinement to her residence according to an order signed by its chairman Senior-General Than Shwe on Monday.

    The commutation was made on grounds of her father, General AungSan, once being a national hero and for national reconciliation and democratic process, the order said.

    As revealed by Home Minister Major-General Maung Oo, the remaining one and a half years' term out of the three years' would be suspended for carrying out.

    Over the period of suspension, Aung San Suu Kyi is set to stay at her Yangon lake-side residence with prescriptions that she is allowed to watch state-run MRTV and read newspapers as well as receiving medical treatment.

    She is also granted to meet guests but with permission by the government, and if there is any demand, she can present it in writing.

    Under such conditions, if she abides by the rules prescribed for her, all the remaining terms could be exempted, the minister said.

    According to Tuesday's verdict of the court, Aung San Suu Kyi's two female housemates, Khin Khin Win and Win Ma Ma, were also sentenced to three years' prison terms each but were also given one and a half years' commutation by the Myanmar SPDC chairman.

    The remaining one a half years' terms set the two housemates to stay at home together with Aung San Suu Kyi.

    According to the court verdict, the American citizen John William Yettaw was given a seven-year jail term.