Burma's military junta defied

Rangoon - Burma's main opposition party has announced that it is to risk its own future by defying the military junta and drafting a new national constitution. The decision by the National League for Democracy, at a meeting of 200 members on Saturday, comes as the authorities are increasing pressure on the party and Ms Aung San Suu Kyi. The meeting called on the military authorities to convene a parliament and release all Burma's political prisoners.