Myanmar moves former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest and pardons 3,300 prisoners | BBC News

The military government in Myanmar has said it has pardoned 3,300 prisoners and has moved the country's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest.
State media, quoting a spokesman for the junta, said extremely hot weather had caused Miss Suu Kyi and other elderly prisoners to be relocated as a precaution against heat stroke.
The Nobel laureate, Suu Kyi, has been in jail since she was ousted in a coup in 2021.
This news comes a week after the military suffered a significant defeat, losing control of the main border crossing into Thailand, as it continues to face a shortage of soldiers.
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[@allensedze]

They want to negotiate now. They know they have lost the fight.

[@picharathida]

It has to. It has no choice now.

[@gumogumonopistol7491]

Dude, they just regain the border city. Plus, they've been recruiting new soldiers a lot, and it's going well. That's the truth. I'm not taking any sides.

[@Ian_Paing]

@@gumogumonopistol7491 Not recruited, forcefully taken from homes.

[@spencerlawrence8534]

Poor country, how do you have Army as a party, Army fighting its own citizens instead of protecting them.

[@Stipe_Tapped]

Pretty sure they took power instead of being voted in

[@jaysonp9426]

That's most of history

[@JaniceSkidmore]

I fear this for America ... if Rump isn't put in jail where he belongs. I wish all in the world peace, healing and an abundance of basic needs.

[@Yadayadayada-su7wo]

Poor country! In my humble opinion, the innocent civilians fleeing or caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast ginormous bountiful resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region.. In fact, around 90% of Australia and New Zealand are completely empty today. Moreover, the vast majority of the population in those countries, tens of millions of Europeans from all over Europe brought in over to the Asia-Pacific region. - Burma would have been much better off without Anglo British Colonialism. There's hardly any Muslim, Hindu or Christian there up until Colonialism. I suppose it's fair to say that many of these tragedies that nation facing today, such as racial, ethnic and religious conflicts, started with Colonialism. - Here in Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, elsewhere in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants. - A similar situation in tiny and packed Japan, which is running out of space and land. Do you know that their living room and bedroom are the same place, and that most Japanese people sleep in their living room? - Here's the one solution I see. Why don't Burma's Rohingya Muslim, Hindu & Christian population, if they wish, move to a place like Anglo Colonized Australia/New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region? After all, these are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific islanders. [For honest truths about Myanmar, pls read the informative, multi-page comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWG9n4SQeqeJq7c ]. Burma/Myanmar: From Anglo Western Colonialism to Anglo Western boycott/sanction to Anglo Western sponsored civil war.. It never ends. 😔

[@doubtingthomas9612]

@@Yadayadayada-su7wo My jaw dropped as I learned Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, elsewhere in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants. I agree with you of the fact that innocent civilians and others fleeing or caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast ginormous bountiful resourceful Australia and New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region. By the way, just to let you know that I read the very insightful, multi-page comment by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWG9n4SQeqeJq7c ., and learnt a whole lot more about Myanmar than I've ever known.. Greatly appreciated.

[@felicitasojanola5760]

PRAYING FOR THE PEACE AND DEMOCRACY IN MYANMAR

[@fzmoifzmoi2575]

You working with NED?

[@melelona7678]

The junta’s freeing prisoners? It’s feeling the beginning of the end.

[@user-hk1me8mh3l]

They want the prisoners to fight for them .

[@jayahen5719]

@@user-hk1me8mh3lrussian conscription method…junta learn well from their sponsor.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ThembaniMokoma]

They are feeling the pressure,.. their power is collapsing

[@vergelvergel4833]

Myanmar need democracy.not military junta.

[@freedom4639]

What western style democracy like Germany .

[@reallifehack4790]

​@@freedom4639yeah.. definitely not Putin's one

[@fzmoifzmoi2575]

NED out of Myanmar and Thailand!!!

[@DaboooogA]

BBC really should provide greater context around the footage it uses - no one has seen Aung San Suu Kyi for years, the footage used here is years old.

[@jerou]

"no one"? Maybe you should provide some context for saying " _no one_ has seen Aung San Suu Kyi for years."

[@Marco90731]

Neutralized into silence, Kennedy said those Countries that don't allow peaceful change make violent change inevitable." Just hope that the casualties aren't astronomical.

[@blitzzkrieg1400]

Free Myanmar!

[@briancarno8837]

will be about as free as Ukraine...the US is behind this

[@ragnarlothbrock1379]

Lol, never, maybe if you welcome Rohingyas back

[@armstrongreivers5224]

@@ragnarlothbrock1379nah the Bangladeshis can go home … Myanmar will be free with or without your support

[@xo4205]

@@ragnarlothbrock1379 How to bring Rohingya back to their original place if the Junta army is still in power? You know because of the junta, the Rohingya suffered genocide and ran away from Myanmar. So, free Myanmar for the sake of Democracy.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

100% discount.

[@S_han1210]

The Military leader no longer can hold his power amid popularity of Suu Kyi and arising power of the opposition rebels.

[@MajorCharlesCarringtonV.C]

She's always been under arrest

[@Marco90731]

I thought s t was up when Aung San Suu Kyi held high office with the Junta running the government, and she couldn't or didn't speak out about the Human rights abuses⁰ , wasn't sure of her Ostrich behavior , I figured she was just a figure head - a semblance of " Democracy."

[@lincolnyaco5626]

My gosh! She is alive! I am so happy to hear that!!!

[@ABanRocks]

People blame her but she never had any power. She was always under a gun.

[@briancarno8837]

too many western "advisers" in her government...a US puppet state

[@Marco90731]

I really didn't like her intolerance towards the Rohingas , Buddists on Muslim violence is a new phenomena , still they antagonized the Miramar Army with IED's , religious violence all over the world makes you lose your faith in God , and want to become an Atheist ⚛️.

[@PutinGayTwin]

@@Marco90731I don’t think she can do anything really, she was sitting on fire the whole time. You see how easy the military took over.

[@jayahen5719]

@@Marco90731she don’t have total control as she herself aware that…she almost got her chance but the military junta knew it early and there the coup.

[@Marco90731]

I knew a reply was coming from that one , don't worry , the Miramaran Army is disintegrating, ( brought back Conscription) and who are these insurgents anyway. Good luck to you Ang Sang Shu Chi .( I guessed at the spelling of her alphabet , I mean name 🤣)

[@marykinuthia6067]

😢😢😢😮 nobody wants to live under a gun 🔫

[@portalkey5283]

Push these military out of politics! They have no business running a country. They are ill-equipped and incompetent in leading Myanmar.

[@MansaMusa001]

I used to admire SuuKyi's moral compass in her quest for freedom and democracy for her people. But when she refused to acknowledge the mass killing and displacement of the Rohingyas in front of the international community, she lost all my respect.

[@jaywalker1233]

well said

[@WRB10111]

That's the measure of how much you know of burma history. Keep learning kid

[@jaywalker1233]

@@WRB10111 It’s a matter of public record what she said and did

[@karenlovesongswai8893]

Ur Muslim, u probably never heard about Myanmar before , rohigya crisis

[@jaywalker1233]

gen o side is gen o side

[@NestorMakhno1789]

The noble Myanmar people are fighting for their right to self-determination. I support them.

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

Very sad for the women and children.

[@geoms6263]

what about the men? They are not important?

[@lorddavidlawrence]

Weren't you listening to what was said in this report? 0:46 A normal person would have said "Very sad for the men, women and children."

[@swayp5715]

Yeah right and totally ignoring the men.... typical Western bollocks

[@xo4205]

@@swayp5715 Men still can fight for country. So, women and children are the most suffered during civil war.

[@davidmuttillo2806]

Remind these young people their future is not at a stop, just a brief pause. Tell them to hold on. They will lead Burma/Myanmar to a better future. Don't give up now. The pressure is incrdibly high at the moment. BUT, the darkest time of each day is just before the dawn of a new day and they can lead the role in this new day for the collective of peoples in Myanmar/Burma.

[@MissLizaYangonMyanmar]

Thank you for your beautiful words

[@abmong]

Tatmadaw needs to be heavily reformed if not dissolved completely and a new national armed forces created from the rebel and ethnic forces. Tatmadaw leadership needs to be exiled or in prison.

[@markinegbenoseokpiabhele2117]

I took time to watch this news,the video it’s interesting.

[@coralnichole]

it's horrible...

[@joshuqlewisham8086]

Imagine if the army is removed 🐸 from ⛮ powering 🇲🇲 Myanmar

[@worldentertainmentvang7307]

Power to the People, make Burma an Republic! not Junta

[@agustinewee796]

Pardoning the prisoners so they can conscript them 🤷

[@montrak4208]

I am a 'see it to believe it person' for this news. I pray for her good health and release from detainment. She is our beloved and respected leader.

[@carlkuna4544]

They are feeling the heat.

[@SusanHopkinson]

“Limits…”?!

[@hazlinabdulhamid7461]

Malaysia noted..🇲🇾

[@edwinodus]

That's more like it

[@AdamBechtol]

A side note, that water festival looks lovely :)

[@ayenyeinthu6071]

So happy to see ASSK again , anyway, I wish her to live longer and healthily

[@user-jf4mi4oz8z]

Great it's a warning well done Government

[@wordscapes5690]

Military junta is clearly getting nervous. They know the end is near.

[@EducationalChannel28349]

Pardons made under duress?

[@NormanLor]

YEARS AGO WHEN SEEING THIS NEW LEADER, FOR ONCE I THOUGHT THIS COUNTRY HAD A RESPECTED LEADER WHO WASN'T CORRUPT??!!

[@tonyluseno2673]

Good..Now do the next sensible thing-set her free.

[@bradleyoneillmusic]

I wouldn't be surprised if many of these so-called pardon prisoners go from living in a prison cell to fighting on the front line.

[@payntngthatownred9141]

The release of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison is welcome news. Given her advanced age. Even though house arrest is still a form of imprisonment. Regarding the persecution of the Rohingya minority, I believe the military is absolutely to blame. Having used her reputation to cover their own tracks. Mbongeni Khumalo Author/ Poet/ Translator

[@SifsSwag]

That is wrong. She willingly took part in shunting the rohingya. Sad but true.

[@rajagautam2762]

BBC said “ Fugitives “ , but who are they then ? Look,those young men are NOT fugitives but innocent civilians. They just run away from Myanmar due to the unlawful draft which has been very recently imposed by the terrorist group, namely Myanmar military ( SAC ).

[@aayushms]

Saddened to see the condition of Myanmar😞Probably no one after this would ever be fighting for democracy in this country...we bitterly lost the fight

[@briancarno8837]

a US controlled "fight for democracy" like Ukraine..?

[@melburnianscience7021]

Who says they’ve lost? The rebels are made of these young people and they’re fighting back. Don’t give up hope

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

@@melburnianscience7021 theyre china's proxy.

[@megwenger8756]

Are “pardoned prisoners” being forced into conscription? 🙏 ✌️for the people of Myanmar and Aung San Suu Kyi

[@AETHERNAOFFICIAL]

A little too late maybe

[@yayie2235]

Pardon 3300 prisoners to join the Junta.

[@olamideogundipe9282]

Reason why we are asking Leaders to be reasonable and not high handed. Pray these leaders will stop the death of the innocents.!

[@milleniumfalcon8654]

What's not mentioned here ever 🇺🇸

[@georgemelder6082]

Even though Aung sung suchi married to British personal, and her son is a british citizen, the British government cannot do anything. But 30 years ago British when to attack Yugoslavia.

[@wadiefaridhaddad7429]

Why doesn't anyone interfere now

[@saf1090]

Are they fugitives or young men running away from being forced to fight.

[@brianoconnor24601]

Whenever the junta is releasing prisoners, you can always assume that the prisoners have served nearly all their sentences or some real bad criminals. It is seldom real political prisoners.

[@kc_1018]

No ceasefire, no negotiations. It is all or nothing for the anti-junta opposition groups.

[@solapowsj25]

The dry El Nino has curbed rice (the main crop) in Myanmar and India. This has caused a downward trend.

[@dimamatat5548]

Why is everyone talking about "the junta" instead of Min Alung Hlang? The leader has a name and a face.

[@Marco90731]

Was it secular or was she a mute politician, thanks to the Junta , killing monks ( like Nu did in Vietnam in the 1960's ) is extremely taboo.

[@kabtak252]

She is no better..

[@syedhuda9957]

From Palestine to Argentina, from Hong Kong to India each and every deliberate mischief of Britain are now in record correction phase, as such in the reversal mode of ERRONEOUS ENTRIES, followed by correct journal entries, ie restoring the original status As for Britain, time to not merely repent & regret, but a public "MEA CULPA " is in order

[@2460z_htdja]

There must be a time of reckoning in that place, but the future is dim if people remain less educated

[@stonewalljackson1320]

They are feeling pressure ,soon they will be singing negotiation .They generals think that they own the country .Prople of myanmar deserve better than this. Living under military government is nothing but hell.

[@Ayla-1005]

Myanmar is in chaos. The numbers of displaced people are increasing day by day.

[@Marco90731]

Talking out around facists, I agree that they don't tolerate dissent verbal or otherwise.

[@Phway8619]

Eventhough myanmar citizens do't like military group, we don' t have anything to fight to military group. We appreciate if US will help to free Daw Aung San Sui Kyi who is our leader. Save Myanmar🙏

[@juannlja]

Should it be considered as a good will gesture? No. Should they consider a power-sharing between Suu Kyi's party and military? No. Because the military must not be allowed to take advantage or make baseless excuses to seize power again.

[@mnblkjh6757]

Fight for freedom

[@anilag4469]

British Government of that time created this by separating Myanmar ( Burma ) from India .

[@jaywalker1233]

India would not exist but for Britain

[@Dude-etiquette]

Free Myanmar. Free Suu Kyi. Please help these people

[@briancarno8837]

yeah the way the US helped Ukraine

[@nitajacks5266]

The blue roof is safe wow!!

[@tilakaratnahewage8983]

Good and innocent ppl always send in prison? Criminals out side the prison and living in luxury life? World is so cruel and crazy?

[@purudev1422]

Its bad

[@user-vx5jx6vq6n]

She is not even a good person..

[@mgmgzaw8588]

That is twist of junta to world We have been faced same experiences of junta.China embassy informed to junta they want to meet with ASSK so junta moved ASSK to house arrested cause of jail is very low infrastructured for china

[@mauritius-cu5zf]

glad she is out she should be free .the junta is on its way OUT

[@felicitasojanola5760]

CHILDREN PROTECTION FOR MYANMAR CHILDREN

[@BlahBlah-oj2dy]

We don't care. We won't lose focus because of distractions such as this. Our goal is to reform the Military. We must win in the end. The revolution is not for one. This is for every generations coming after us.

[@nkt0811]

talk about house arrest, our country Malaysia may facing ex-PM Najib Razak to be in house arrest instead of sitting in jail…

[@mnblkjh6757]

👍🙂

[@mainamwareri6984]

San Suu kyi, made a grave error of siding with the military junta, to oppress the Muslim rohingya. That was a violation of human rights. Her silence during the oppression of the Muslim minority, was tacit support. Let her endure the vegeance of kharma's justice.

[@edenreyes4747]

The military had the real power and control the government and use her a pawn and military had a gun point on her

[@anthonyforrest1785]

She never had any power whatsoever

[@subrotoxing8214]

The military junta had always learnt from Indonesia new order regime. They must've viewed the decision of our late president suharto resigning as the president in the face of public unrest was a mistake. Now they realized the hard way our late president suharto was right. If you want to stay united as a nation the leader must know when to quit and when to stand. The junta was too narrow minded to see suharto's rationale.

[@thaibeefyfm3667]

No money, no food. no future..... still got a smart-phone though !

[@travellerstoryteller]

They are afraid... they are loosing ground and will fall!!!

[@thedompatrinhoofficial]

Down with the Junta

[@mdrakibulislam9394]

20/012024

[@thejamaican67]

That’s because the army is losing and the nation is turning against the generals. But what about the Rohingya’s ?

[@AvadaKedavraSpell69]

What an unfortunate news

[@rasul407]

C u next Tuesday

[@foodiesasian9613]

I think if any country wants to invade, Myanmar will be the easiest, cause they are internally all broken.... Constant wars and they don't get along....

[@briancarno8837]

"thousands fleeing conscription" in Myanmar sound like the story of "thousands fleeing conscription" in Russia...Did that turn out to be true?

[@phyoski]

Yes. Just go to Phuket or other cities in Thailand and u will find thousands from both Russia and Myanmar.

[@peniel2527]

I would say thousands is an understatement. Among my relatives and friends, I know of at least a dozen or so that have left to either study or work abroad. Of course there are also a significant amount Burmese already abroad not planning to return anytime soon because of the conscription law.

[@bordedup546]

yes

[@briancarno8837]

@@phyoski Ive been to Phuket and yes there are a lot of Russians,,but I am assuming they are there on holiday...How would you know if they were holidaymakers or living there...do uou speak Russian?

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

ukrainians and israels too.

[@fzmoifzmoi2575]

Thanks, US, for creating so much chaos for humanity! 🙄

[@pohanahawaii]

BBC, 👎 for deleting my posts on the crap that is military junta.

[@gordonaliasme1104]

We have free speech. Unless you say something that is not acceptable.

[@pohanahawaii]

@@gordonaliasme1104 : Not if you mention Hamas leaders wealth, junta, etc.

[@nayminkhant328]

မင်းအောင်လှိုင်သည် သတ်ဖြတ်ခြင်း မခံရစေရန် လူသားဒိုင်းအဖြစ် ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်အား အသုံးချရန် ကြိုးစားနေသည်။

[@josephwallis8965]

Aung Sung su kyi has been a very good puppet for the junta, but if I were in her shoes, I would have fled back to UK???

[@gil47]

It’s only BBC journalists are reporting about atrocities and minorities discontent in other countries should fight for this minorities would do something to help this people to be welcomed in UK , as it’s brave and warm UKs population would welcome this discontent and sad people.

[@obtuse1291]

Never trust military dictators.

[@kevinnunes7079]

Junta is losing. 💪

[@MichaelWolf940]

She’s a tyrant and deserves to be locked up.

[@Ironmike88]

DIDNT ASK+I MAKE BETTER CONTENT😂🎉😂🎉😂

[@kimdomain3385]

U tolerate pakistan yet shun israel for intolerance. Lets make our mind up here. Do we tolerate terrorism or not?

[@lornasho5381]

Mine aung lin can’t control this Situation now so he let aung San su kyi to rule it again.don’t believe Myanmar leaders they’re all the same killers

[@jaywalker1233]

why is she lauded?

[@peterwong4779]

Not much situation difference between Zelanssky and Myanmar Junta,, Only Western support Zelanssky 😢

[@escoltarevista4290]

Free Burma from Myanmar

[@MinMin-fb5yr]

This news isnot right

[@YAWSSSSSS]

What about the Rohingya?

[@armstrongreivers5224]

Who cares … if you’re making Buddhists angry you’re the problem

[@xo4205]

Ask the military junta.

[@RespectLoveUnityPeace]

The Army is massacring them and forcing them to join or be killed.

[@lbcthinkingoutloud3427]

@@xo4205😂 well said

[@minkhant2835]

Now, they're human shield 🛡️ for junta.

[@kelzangyoeser5133]

Myanmar the perfect case of "first they came for the rohinga but I stayed silent".

[@Setsuna1]

....they didn;t come for the rohingya first. A couple other ethnicities would work better. Years of propaganda and programming can have that effect on a population.

[@kelzangyoeser5133]

@@Setsuna1 Yeah for sure. What I don't understand is why Aung San Su supported the military during the rohinga crisis. She would have global support if she went against the military during that time. Instead she chose to go against the army after her reputation was tarnished and Myanmar's global standing went down due to her mishandling of the crisis. And that too for a new legislation that even a blind man would see that the army would oppose. Sadly she didn't have any allies left by that time, the world had moved on from Myanmar, focusing on a different conflict.

[@Setsuna1]

@@kelzangyoeser5133 Naw, that's a fair point. She gambled and lost. The other side of it, had she done the opposite and stood up at the time, coup happens then, would anything really be any different? You'd get the same platitudes from countries and can't see anything else really shaking out any differently.

[@TASTY251]

India stand with the Burmese President .