Myanmar regime claims Aung San Suu Kyi ‘in good health’ despite son’s fears

Noble laureate’s son says military must ‘prove’ Suu Kyi is healthy after her years in detention and unseen following military coup.Published On 17 Dec 2025Military-ruled Myanmar has said the country’s jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is “in good health” amid concerns about the health of the pro-democracy leader who was removed from power by a coup in 2021.“Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health,” a statement posted on the military-run Myanmar Digital News said on Tuesday, using an honorific for the country’s leader.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4At least 33 killed in Myanmar military gov’t air strike on hospitallist 2 of 4Myanmar’s military rulers grant amnesty to thousands ahead of electionlist 3 of 4Myanmar’s military government announces elections for December 28list 4 of 4Figurehead president of military-ruled Myanmar dies aged 74end of listThe military, which offered no evidence or details about Aung San Suu Kyi’s condition, issued the statement one day after her son, Kim Aris, told the Reuters news agency that he had received little information about the 80-year-old’s condition and fears she could die without him knowing.“The military claims she is in good health, yet they refuse to provide any independent proof, no recent photograph, no medical verification, and no access by family, doctors, or international observers,” Aris told Reuters on Wednesday in response to the military’s statement.“If she is truly well, they can prove it,” he said.A Myanmar regime spokesman did not respond to calls seeking comment.Interviewed in October, Aris told the Asia Times news organisation that he believed his mother, who has not been seen for at least two years, was being held in solitary confinement in a prison in the capital Naypyidaw and “not even the other prisoners have seen her”.Aung San Suu Kyi was detained after the 2021 military coup that toppled her elected civilian government from power, and she is now serving a 27-year prison sentence on charges that are widely believed to be trumped-up, including incitement, corruption and election fraud – all of which she denies.