Aung San Suu Kyi's son calls Red Cross visit 'first positive news in years' amid health fears
Bangkok Post—Myanmar's junta says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a Red Cross official this week, a visit her son described as the first positive news about her wellbeing in years. The meeting ends a prolonged period of uncertainty over her health after years without independent confirmation of her condition. Myanmar's military has held power since a 2021 coup, and the resulting civil war has since killed more than 100,000 people. Suu Kyi has remained largely cut off from outside contact since her detention, making any outside confirmation of her condition rare.
- Bangkok Post — Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says
- Rappler — Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official
- Sky News — Son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi gives update
- Daily Maverick — Myanmar says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Red Cross official
- Euronews — Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, president's office says
- South China Morning Post — Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing later installed himself as junta chief
- Deutsche Welle — ICRC representative named as Arnaud de Baecque; junta released images from the visit
- Reuters — Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official