BANGKOK, Thailand: A former British envoy, an Australian economic adviser and a Japanese journalist flew to Thailand late Thursday after being freed by Myanmar's junta in an amnesty releasing almost 6,000 prisoners.

Since a military coup last year, Myanmar has seen a bloody crackdown on dissent in which thousands of people have been jailed.

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