Naypyidaw
capital city of Myanmar
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- Oct 20
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to son by phone for first time in over five years
Myanmar's authorities say the 20-minute consular call, held on 22 October, was the first contact between the detained former leader and her son Kim Aris in more than five years.
- Aug 3
Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross in Naypyidaw, first visit by a foreign official since Myanmar's 2021 coup
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the ICRC's resident representative Arnaud de Baecque in Naypyidaw on 3 August 2026, the first publicly confirmed meeting with a foreign official since the military seized power in February 2021.
- Jul 1
Myanmar civil war death toll passes 100,000, ACLED data shows
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project reports 100,114 fatalities since the 2021 military coup, making it Asia's deadliest ongoing conflict.
