Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to son for first time in over five years
Kim Aris said the brief call was not enough and urged the military-backed government to release his mother and other political prisoners immediately.
- On Thursday, October 22, 2026, Kim Aris spoke with his mother, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, for the first time in five years during a 20-minute call at the Burmese embassy in Mayfair.
- Myanmar's military detained Suu Kyi in February 2021, holding the 81-year-old in near-total seclusion for five years after ending the country's decade-long democratic experiment.
- Recent images showed Suu Kyi receiving a package from King Charles III, which included two gardening books and a "sealed diplomatic communication" from the monarch.
- While Aris called the breakthrough "wonderful," he emphasized that a single 20-minute conversation does not constitute regular family access to his detained mother.
- Military chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing remains afraid of Suu Kyi's influence, Aris claims, noting that the Burmese people continue to support the leader despite her ongoing house arrest.
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Aung San Suu Kyi, the former leader of Myanmar who has been ousted from power and detained for several years, seems to be "in fairly good health," his son said.
Son of Aung San Suu Kyi says he had first call with his mother in five years
The son of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday said he spoke to the detained former democratic leader for the first time in more than five years.“Today, I was finally able to speak with my mother, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, after more than five years. Hearing her voice again means more than words can ex
Aung San Suu Kyi has been imprisoned by the Myanmar government for five years. The government's strictures on Suu Kyi were so severe that she wasn't even allowed to speak to her son on the phone. Finally, after five years, under international pressure, 81-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi spoke with her son, who lives in London, for 20 minutes.
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Detained Myanmar leader Suu Kyi is allowed her first call with her son in 5 years
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’ s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday was allowed her first telephone call in more than five years with her son, Kim Aris, who announced the occasion on his Facebook page.
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