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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave

A protester holds up a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration to mark the third anniversary of the 2021 coup [Chalinee Thirasupa/ Reuters]

Myanmar’s jailed former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure amid a severe heatwave, the military has said.

Major General Zaw Min Tun told foreign media on Tuesday that Aung San Suu Kyi and the president of her toppled government, Win Myint, were among the elderly and infirm prisoners transferred from prison.

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