Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to son for first time in over five years
Kim Aris said supporters’ pressure helped make the call possible as Myanmar authorities have recently publicized eased restrictions on Aung San Suu Kyi.
- 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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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sounded ‘fairly healthy’, son says after first call in years
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son, Kim Aris, reported that his mother sounded ‘fairly healthy’ following their first phone call in more than five years. Suu Kyi remains under house arrest after the 2021 military coup in Myanmar.
Former Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi spoke with her son after being arrested by the military junta. Suu Kyi's son, Kim Airis (Myanmar name: Kho Thein Lin), revealed on his social media on the 22nd that he spoke with his mother. Former State Counsellor Suu Kyi staged a coup in February 2021.
The son of Myanmar's former democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday he had spoken to his mother, who is under house arrest, for the first time in more than five years.
The son of Aung San Suu Kyi, former leader of Burma evicted from power and detained for several years, told AFP on Thursday that she seemed "in good health" during their telephone conversation.
Imprisoned former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to speak to her son by phone for the first time in five years. Kim Aris writes on Facebook that "words cannot express how much it means to hear her voice again." He was allowed to call her at the Myanmar embassy in London, as can be seen in photos released by the regime. "I am deeply grateful to everyone who has supported my mother and me. I am convinced that your support made t…
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