Yangon, Myanmar, Oct 22, 2026 (AFP) - Son of Myanmar's Suu Kyi tells AFP she sounded 'fairly healthy' on call

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2026-10-22

The son of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi told AFP she sounded "fairly healthy" when he spoke to the detained ex-democratic leader on Thursday for the first time in more than five years. "Essentially we just discussed family matters," Kim Aris told AFP by phone from the United Kingdom. "We knew the phone call would be recorded so we didn't talk about anything sensitive." Aris said he was permitted a 20-minute call with his mother, who has been detain......

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