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Myanmar's military leaders have granted amnesty to Sean Turnell, an Australian economist and former adviser to democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, and almost 6,000 other prisoners to mark a national holiday, state media reported on Thursday (Nov 17). Former British envoy Vicky Bowman and her husband were among those to be released, along with US citizen Kyaw Htay Oo.