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Now playing Next Myanmar Myanmar junta releases hundreds of prisoners on country's Unity Day In a customary gesture for national holidays, the country's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing also announced an amnesty for more than 860 prisoners, state-run newspapers reported. 12/02/2022
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