Myanmar correspondent Leong Wai Kit looks at China’s possible involvement, the significance of the shift and next steps for both the country and its former state counsellor.
Myanmar protesters residing in Japan show off the portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi and raise three-finger salutes, during a rally to mark the second anniversary of Myanmar 's 2021 military coup, outside the Embassy of Myanmar in Tokyo, Feb 1, 2023. SINGAPORE: More than three years after their arrest and imprisonment in a military coup, Myanmar ’s former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and president Win Myint wereArmy spokesman Zaw Min Tun said this was due to extreme heat and their old age.
Against this backdrop, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi's son Kim Aris has said that he fears his mother being used as a"human shield". This included former Thai foreign minister Don Pramudwinai's meeting with Ms Aung San Suu Kyi in July last year. "It's clear Beijing is losing patience and also to some extent, faith in the ability of the Tatmadaw to deliver order and security."During her time in jail, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi reportedly suffered from gum pain and had been in discomfort.
To date, the Myanmar army has turned a deaf ear to pleas for the release of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi and Mr Win Myint.
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