The first US envoy to visit Myanmar since last year's landmark polls on Monday urged President Thein Sein to release all remaining political prisoners before Aung San Suu Kyi's government takes power next month.

Myanmar's quasi-civilian government steered reforms culminating in the November election that saw Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party win an outright majority.

Those reforms included the release of hundreds of political prisoners, many jailed for long sentences under the junta which ruled the country with an iron-fist for five decades. (Courtesy of Bangkok Post: News)