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YANGON: Myanmar’s junta chief on Monday announced the release of more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against the February coup, days after a regional bloc delivered a major snub to the military regime. There has been chaos in Myanmar since the coup, with more than 1,100 civilians killed in a bloody crackdown on dissent and more than 8,000 arrested, …

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