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Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi seen in rare photos after receiving gift from King Charles

Oliver Holmes in Bangkok · The Guardian · World
Published 20 Oct 2026, 4:07 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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Critics said images of detained former leader were a stunt by the military to end country’s diplomatic isolation Myanmar has delivered presents from Britain’s ​King Charles to Aung San Suu Kyi , releasing rare photos of the imprisoned former leader in what critics said was a stunt by the country’s military to end diplomatic isolation. A presidential spokesperson said on social media that home ministry officials handed over two gardening books on soil, “along with one sealed envelope and a sealed diplomatic pouch”, from King Charles, who is known to have an interest in planting and the…

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