Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘sounds strong’ but is isolated, son says

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 02:00:49 GMT

Kim Aris tells the Guardian chance to speak with detained Nobel laureate was ‘public relations’ move from military leadersMyanmar’s former democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be in good physical and mental health but is living in near-complete isolation, her son has said after the first call with his 81-year-old mother in more than five years.“She still sounds certainly all there mentally, and physically she sounds strong,” Kim Aris said. “I don’t think she has anybody outside of the military or the police around her, so essentially she’s been held in solitary confinement from what I gather.” Continue reading...

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