{
  "id": 16033928,
  "title": "Son of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says had first call in five years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/son-of-myanmars-suu-kyi-says-had-first-call-in-five-years-16033928",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T10:59:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/22/son-of-myanmar-s-suu-kyi-says-had-first-call-in-five-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kim Aris, the son of Aung San Suu Kyi, the former democratic leader of Myanmar, revealed on Thursday that he had spoken to his mother for the first time in over five years. The communication was reportedly facilitated by the Myanmar embassy in London. In a post on Facebook, Kim Aris expressed his deep gratitude to everyone who supported his mother and himself. He stated that he believes their voices played a crucial role in making this moment possible. However, he emphasized that his mother, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently 81 years old and unjustly detained, remains in need of regular family access. The details of how Kim Aris managed to speak to his mother, who is under house arrest in Naypyidaw since a military coup in 2021, remain unclear.",
  "summary": "Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest in the capital, Naypyidaw, where she has been sequestered since being unseated in a 2021 military coup.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Son of Myanmar's Suu Kyi says had first call in five years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/son-of-myanmars-suu-kyi-says-had-first-call-in-five-years",
        "published": "2026-10-22T09:18:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Son of Aung San Suu Kyi says had first call in five years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/son-of-aung-san-suu-kyi-says-had-first-call-in-five-years",
        "published": "2026-10-22T09:49:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}