Suu Kyi sweater sold for $50k

A hand-knit woollen sweater made by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has sold at an auction in Burma for almost 50,000 US dollars.

A Burma-based radio station won a bidding war for the sweater during an auction held by Ms Suu Kyi’s opposition party. The bidding started at 6,000 US dollars.