Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘sounds strong’ but is isolated, son says

Kim Aris tells the Guardian chance to speak with detained Nobel laureate was ‘public relations’ move from military leaders Myanmar’s former democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be in good physical and mental health but is living in near-complete isolation, her son has said after the first call with his 81-year-old mother in more than five years. “She still sounds certainly all there mentally, and physically she sounds strong,” Kim Aris said. “I don’t think she has anybody outside of the military or the police around her, so essentially she’s been held in solitary confinement from what I gather.” Continue reading...

昂山素季之子金·阿里斯在五年多来首次与母亲通话后称，她身心状况尚可，但几乎与外界完全隔绝。他认为缅甸军政府安排的这次通话和此前的照片发布都是公关手段，并指出国际社会对缅甸局势的关注在罗兴亚危机后明显下降。