Economic adviser to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was described as being in ‘amazingly good spirits’ by Anthony Albanese

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Having spent 650 days in a Myanmar prison accused of violating state secrets, Australian economist Prof Sean Turnell was asked by a military government official as he was escorted out of the country, “Do you hate Myanmar now?”

“I never hate Myanmar,” Turnell replied. “I love the people of Myanmar and it’s always like that.”

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