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

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.

Ms Suu Kyi has not yet commented on the sale of the sweater - a red, green and blue V-neck - or explained its background. It sold for 41,500,000 kyat, or $49,000.

The auction was part of a fundraising concert organised by the National League for Democracy party to raise money for education of poor children in the impoverished country.

Ms Suu Kyi, a 67-year-old former political prisoner, has become Burma's biggest celebrity as the country transitions from a half-century of military rule.

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