Myanmar's new president, Min Aung Hlaing, on Friday approved the release of 4,335 prisoners from the country's jails, reportedly including some 179 foreign nationals. Such mass amnesty schemes tend to be carried out to mark the nation's Independence Day in January and its New Year in April. What do we know about the latest release order? Hundreds of people gathered in front of Myanmar 's infamous Insein Prison in Yangon on Friday in hopes of greeting freed loved ones. There has been no word on whether Myanmar's former leader, Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi , will be among those released. The 80-year-old is being held in an unknown location as she serves out a 27-year sentence for what are seen as politically motivated charges. Her lawyer told the Reuters news agency that her sentence was reduced on Friday by one-sixth. It remains unclear whether she will be allowed to serve the remainder of her sentence under house arrest.…