BURMA'S reformist government has ordered more than 450 prisoners be freed in an amnesty apparently intended as a goodwill gesture ahead of a historic visit by US President Barack Obama next week.
It was not clear whether any political prisoners will be among those released.
The administration of President Thein Sein has made freedom for political prisoners a centrepiece of reforms to seek international favour after almost five decades of army rule. Earlier amnesties helped convince Western nations to ease sanctions imposed on the previous regime.
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