Australian freed in Myanmar amnesty lands in Melbourne

Foreign detainees arrive home after Myanmar prisoner amnesty

Australian economist lands in Melbourne; Japanese journalist lands in Tokyo a day after Thursday’s mass release.

Freed foreigners return home after Myanmar prisoner amnesty

The four, including an Australian economist and a former UK ambassador, were among thousands detained after the coup.

Australian freed in Myanmar amnesty lands in Melbourne

Sean Turnell, former adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, was arrested a few days after the army seized power from Suu Kyi's elected government in February 2021

British, Australian and Japanese prisoners freed under Myanmar amnesty

BANGKOK: A former British envoy, an Australian economic adviser and a Japanese journalist arrived in Thailand late on Thursday after being freed by Myanmar’s junta in an amnesty involving almost 6,000 prisoners.Myanmar has been in turmoil since a military coup last year and has seen a bloody crackdown on dissent in which thousands of people have been jailed.Former British ambassador Vicky Bowman, Australian economic adviser Sean Turnell and Japa…

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Australian freed in Myanmar amnesty lands in Melbourne

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Sean Turnell, a former adviser to deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, landed in Melbourne on Friday, media reported, a day after being released from detention by the Southeast Asian nation's military junta in a mass amnesty.