Suu Kyi 'release order signed' by Burmese junta

Hundreds of supporters of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi gathered at the headquarters of her political party today as one of its leaders said an order for her release had been signed by the ruling junta.

Ms Suu Kyi’s house arrest officially ends tomorrow but rumours swept Yangon that she might be freed as early as today.