Nearly three years after Myanmar’s military ousted her democratically elected government in a 2021 coup, ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s upcoming transfer from prison detention to a designated residence has pushed the Nobel Peace Prize laureate back into global headlines — yet her isolation from the public and supporters remains unbroken. The announcement from junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power after the coup and was sworn in as civilian president last month, has offered little clarity about where Suu Kyi will be held or how much of her combined prison sentence she still has left to serve. A party source close to the National League for Democracy (NLD) indicates the 78-year-old will likely be held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s sparse, purpose-built capital.
