However, may skeptics say that if they want to keep her under house arrest they will fabricate some excuse.
Security has been stepped up in Myanmar, but it was unclear whether that was because of Suu Kyi's possible release or because of the country's first elections in two decades, which happened Sunday.
Unable to take part in the elections on Sunday because of her current court conviction she has been deemed to be less of a threat. Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International's Myanmar specialist, said it makes "perfect sense" for the regime to free her since she's "no longer an electoral threat to them."
During his ongoing visit to Asia President Barack Obama has added his voice to the calls for her release.
However, Zawacki believes she will be freed only be because the nation's ruler, Senior General Than Shwe, believes it's in his interest, not because of international pressure.
Her release would have to be approved by Shwe because Suu Kyi has been held under house arrest at his discretion. However, the political activist has made demands as well. "She has made it categorically clear that she will not accept conditions; that she will not walk out of the house with conditions," Zarni said.
Such limitations could include restrictions on where she could go, with whom she could meet and how she could communicate. For instance, she wants a Twitter account so she can communicate with Myanmar's younger population,
So watch this space - will she be released? and if so and, more importantly, how long will she remain free!
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