Myanmar junta to release ex-British envoy, Australian adviser and Japan journalist

In this image taken from a video, Sean Turnell, an economist at Australia's Macquarie University, speaks in front of audience at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia on Nov. 28, 2013. - AP

YANGON (AFP): Myanmar's junta said Thursday (Nov 17) it will release 700 prisoners, including a former British ambassador, a Japanese journalist and an Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted government.

Former British envoy Vicky Bowman, Australian economics adviser Sean Turnell and Japanese journalist Toru Kubota "will be released to mark National Day", a senior officer told AFP.