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Australia Demands Immediate Release of Detained Myanmar Government Adviser
Australia Demands Immediate Release of Detained Myanmar Government Adviser
Anti-regime protesters in Mandalay hold placards calling for the release of Professor Sean Turnell on Feb. 22, during the nationwide 22222 general strike. / Ko Ko Phyo
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By Nyein Nyein 24 February 2021
The Australian government continues to call for the immediate release of Professor Sean Turnell, the only foreigner detained following the Feb. 1 coup, as he is an economic adviser to detained State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
His family called for his release two weeks ago, saying his whereabouts are unknown.
Facebook has come under heavy criticism for failing to contain online hate campaigns in Myanmar, despite having banned army chief Min Aung Hlaing now the military ruler in 2018.
Australia has dramatically overreacted to speculative announcements of possible Chinese-funded development on the Papua New Guinea island of Daru, just north of Australia’s border in the Torres Strait, a former adviser to the PNG government has said. “I think the Chinese just wanted to ruffle a few feathers on the Australian side,” Martyn Awayang Namoron said of the leaked letter describing plans to build a $39bn city on Daru, and last.