IN commemoration of the Full Moon Day of Kason (Buddha Day) on 30 April 2026, the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, in consideration of humanitarian concerns and as an expression of the State’s goodwill and benevolence, granted Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently serving her term in Nay Pyi Taw Prison, permission to serve the remainder of her sentences at the designated residence.
On 3 August 2026, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was permitted to meet Mr Arnaud De Baecque, Head of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Myanmar. On 19 October 2026, officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs met Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and handed over two books along with one sealed envelope and a sealed diplomatic pouch sent by King Charles III of the United Kingdom.
On 22 October 2026, from 2:30 to 2:50 pm, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was permitted to communicate by telephone with her son, Mr Kim Aris (aka) Ko Htein Linn, through the Embassy of Myanmar in London. The communication was facilitated on humanitarian grounds, in line with the standards and procedures of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and as a special measure exercised under the powers vested in the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nay Pyi Taw
22 October 2026
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