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Sweaters knit by Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sell for $123K

By AYE AYE WIN
Published December 29, 2012 4:18am ET
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Sweaters knit by Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sell for $123K
In this Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 photo, presenters show a hand-knit woolen sweater, made by Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu kyi, during an auction at a fundraising concert to mark the 2nd anniversary of her National League for Democracy Party's education network, at Peoples Square in Yangon, Myanmar. The sweater was sold at an auction in Myanmar for almost $50,000. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) | Khin Maung Win

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s cash-strapped opposition party is tapping into the prestige of its leader: Two sweaters hand-knit by Aung San Suu Kyi have been auctioned for $123,000.

A green-and-white sweater with a floral design sold at a Friday night auction to an anonymous bidder for 63 million kyat, or $74,120.

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