Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health, Myanmar Foreign Minister told ASEAN special envoy

Myanmar's Foreign Minister, U Tin Maung Swe, told ASEAN foreign ministers on July 12 that former State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is being detained, is in good health and under care, Myanmar's ASEAN Special Envoy, Philippine Foreign Minister Teodoro Locsin, said at a press conference. Locsin was among those who sought to meet the 81-year-old Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained since the military seized power in 2021. "As far as I recall, the statement made by the Myanmar Foreign Minister regarding Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was that she is in good health. The minister spoke with the basic premise that he would take care of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as if she were a relative, like an elder sister," Locsin told the press conference. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is serving a 27-year prison sentence on multiple criminal charges, including incitement, corruption, election fraud, and violations of the state secrets act, and recently had one-third of that sentence commuted. While it is unknown where Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is being held, Locsin had earlier said she had been moved to a designated location, but did not provide further details. Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai also said that U Tin Maung Swe faced questions regarding Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's condition during an informal meeting held in Bangkok on July 12. "We commented that it would be better if we, as ASEAN Special Envoys, could meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in order to verify and scrutinize the proposals made by the Myanmar Foreign Minister," Don said.