Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi has said elections cannot be fair unless the Constitution is amended.

Aung San Suu Kyi has been given a rapturous welcome by thousands of Burma refugees forced by human rights abuses to live in a Thai border camp.

One of Burma’s most prominent rebel groups has warned that the ceasefire deal seen as a breakthrough in relations with the regime is ‘fragile’.

Burma’s military will keep its grip on power after the country’s election, backed by parties that on Monday looked set to win a controversial vote.

Burma has said that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi may be freed after November 7 elections, as it attempts to deflect a barrage of criticism.

Burma has come under pressure from its neighbours to address what Indonesia says is a "credibility deficit" surrounding its November 7 elections.

Fearful voters and veiled military threats ahead of Burma’s first election in two decades have turned the campaign trail into a one-sided show.

Burma said on Monday it would not allow any foreign election observers or international media into the country for its first election in two decades.