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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son speaks to detained former Myanmar leader for first time in five years

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son speaks to detained former Myanmar leader for first time in five years
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Source: The Guardian World · NewTimes editorial text based on the source feed.

Kim Aris says ‘hearing her voice again means more than words can express’ amid loosening of detention restrictions The son of Myanmar ’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to speak to the detained former democratic leader for the first time in more than five years.

“Today, I was finally able to speak with my mother, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, after more than five years.

Hearing her voice again means more than words can express,” Kim Aris said in a post on Facebook on Thursday.