Rangoon - Burma yesterday released from jail seven members of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party, bringing the total number of opposition members released in recent weeks to 29.
A military government spokesman said the seven politicians, elected in a 1990 general election, were released because of an understanding reached between the ruling military and the NLD in talks. In recent weeks the government has also allowed the NLD to reopen 18 offices in Rangoon Division.