Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar’s military-backed administration has released two photographs of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi receiving books and sealed correspondence reportedly sent by Britain’s King Charles III, in a rare public glimpse of the 81-year-old as Naypyidaw seeks to improve regional relations.

Myanmar's military government has released rare photographs of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi receiving gifts from Britain's King Charles, an act critics argue is a calculated bid by the junta to gain international legitimacy. A presidential spokesperson confirmed that home ministry officials handed over two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and a diplomatic pouch from the monarch. The images show the 81-year-old Nobel Peace laureate smiling in a wood-panelled room at an undisclosed location in the capital, Naypyidaw, where she is serving multiple sentences under house arrest.