Junta says Suu Kyi in good health after her son raises alarm

Kim Aris, the son of Aung San Suu Kyi, takes part in a protest rally organized by Myanmar people residing in Japan denouncing an upcoming election led by the military junta and demanding the immediate release of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners, outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato

The nation’s junta has said that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is “in good health”, a day after her son told Reuters he has received little information about the 80-year-old’s condition and fears she could die without him knowing.

In an interview in Tokyo earlier this week, Kim Aris (pic) said he had not heard from his mother in years and believes she is being held incommunicado in the capital Naypyidaw.