Myanmar’s detained ex-leader Suu Kyi receives package from King Charles III

Military-backed government says it delivered two books and diplomatic correspondence to Aung San Suu Kyi.Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has received a package from King Charles III, its military-backed government said, releasing the first pictures of the detained Nobel laureate in two months.Home ministry officials met the country’s former leader on Monday to deliver the parcel containing two books about soil and sealed diplomatic correspondence from the British monarch, Myanmar’s presidential spokeswoman said on her Facebook page. Britain is Myanmar’s former colonial power and King Charles is known to have a keen interest in gardening and the environment.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing visits Malaysia amid concerns over repatriationslist 2 of 4China sentences three people to death for running Myanmar scam centreslist 3 of 4UN Human Rights Council elects 15 members in uncontested votelist 4 of 4Myanmar’s coup leader-turned-president wins back neighbours despite warend of listAccompanying the statement were two images of Suu Kyi meeting two men with their backs to the camera. The pictures appeared to be in a similar room to the last released images of her, when she met a Red Cross representative in August, her first publicised meeting with a foreign official since she was ousted more than five years ago.Myanmar authorities referred to Suu Kyi as a “special female prisoner” on Tuesday, the first time they have used the term to describe the pro-democracy and human rights advocate, whose global reputation suffered after she rejected accusations of genocide committed against Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority.Suu Kyi was deposed in a military coup in 2021, triggering an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, according to conflict monitor ACLED.The coup leader and former military government chief Min Aung Hlaing was installed as civilian president in April following elections that did not include Suu Kyi’s party, and she was moved to house arrest soon afterwards.