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After arriving in Ireland from Norway where she had received the Nobel Peace Prize and a million dollar cheque, Aung San Suu collected her Amnesty award.

Burma’s government has approved opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party to register for a coming by-election, formally bringing the pro-democracy group back into the country’s political arena, state-run media said.

At least 70 people held by Burma’s military government following the huge street protests, including 50 members of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, have been released, it was announced today.