Overview
- Aung San Suu Kyi was moved to house arrest Thursday, with the remaining sentence to be served at a designated residence, according to state media.
- Authorities cut her prison term by another one-sixth earlier Thursday under a Buddhist holiday amnesty, after a similar April 17 reduction that also freed former president Win Myint.
- State television aired a new photo of the 80-year-old, the first public image in years, and her legal team confirmed she is in Naypyidaw.
- Her lawyers plan to meet her Sunday for the first face-to-face access since December 2022, while her son Kim Aris asked for verified proof of life.
- The United Nations called the transfer a meaningful step and urged the release of all political prisoners, as President Min Aung Hlaing advances staged amnesties following his April 10 swearing-in and a civil war that began after the 2021 coup.