Son of Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'concerned' as mother marks birthday in junta detention


YANGON: The son of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is "concerned" about her health, he told AFP on Wednesday (June 19), as the Nobel laureate turned 79, passing another birthday in military detention.

Suu Kyi has been detained by the military since it toppled her government and seized power in 2021, plunging the nation into turmoil.

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