Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 925 Fri. January 05, 2007       World Myanmar releases 3,000 prisoners Members of the National League for Democracy Party (NLD) observe a minute of silence to mark the 59th anniversary of Myanmar's independence from Britain at NLD headquarters in Yangon yesterday. Some 50 political prisoners have been freed in Myanmar under an amnesty granted to 2,800 inmates to mark the nation's Independence Day, the opposition National League for Democracy said. PHOTO: AFP