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Myanmar Coup Administration Releases Photos of Detained Leader Aung San Suu Kyi

The photos reportedly show the 81-year-old receiving two books and a sealed diplomatic package from Britain’s King Charles III.

A photo released by Myanmar’s military-backed administration shows the country’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meeting with Home Ministry officials at an undisclosed location in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Oct. 19, 2026.

Myanmar’s military-backed government yesterday released two photos of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as she received a package from Britain’s King Charles III.

Presidential spokesperson Khaing Khaing Soe announced on Facebook that Home Ministry officials met the 81-year-old and handed her two gardening books, as well as “one sealed envelope, and a sealed diplomatic communication” from the British monarch. The two books were “The Land Gardeners – Soil to Table” and “SOIL: The World at Our Feet,” the latter of which appears to be connected to an exhibition that was held at Somerset House in London earlier this year. The meeting was subsequently reported by state media, albeit with no further details about the meeting.

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