Feb 1, 2024 · Kim Aris says he recognised his mother's handwriting straight away. The letter is the first confirmation the family has received that the 78-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is alive after she was removed from power three years ago today.

Alexander Myint San Aung Aris (Burmese: မြင့်ဆန်းအောင်, pronounced [mjɪ̰ɰ̃ sʰáɰ̃ àʊɰ̃]; born 12 April 1973) is the elder son of Aung San Suu Kyi and Michael Aris.

Apr 23, 2024 · Reports of deposed former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s move to house arrest are “questionable,” her son said Tuesday, adding he believed the ruling military junta wants to keep...

Jun 23, 2023 · "I can't let my mother languish in prison," Kim Aris told BBC Burmese in an exclusive interview in London, and urged the world to do more to help her. Ms Suu Kyi was handed a 33-year sentence in...

Dec 3, 2024 · Since the 2021 coup, Kim Aris has reluctantly stepped into the limelight as a Western voice speaking out against military rule in Myanmar. In conversation with Myanmar Now he reflects on his relationship with his mother and the burdens of a life lived in public.

Oct 28, 2023 · Kim Aris has spent his life carefully remaining in the shadows. His mother, Aung San Suu Kyi, the 78-year-old Myanmar opposition leader, was jailed again by the junta in 2021.

4 days ago · Kim Aris, the son of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's detained former leader, poses for a portrait at the Reuters office in London, Britain, April 18, 2024. ... Aris urged the junta to free his mother ...

Sep 14, 2023 · Aris, the younger son of Myanmar’s ousted and detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed concern about the health of his mother, who was arrested when her government was toppled by the army in February 2021, remains in detention, apparently in a prison in the Myanmar capital Naypyitaw. (AP Photo/Tian Macleod Ji)

Jan 31, 2024 · In mid-January, Kim Aris received a letter from his mother, Aung San Suu Kyi, the former de facto leader of Myanmar and Nobel laureate who is serving a 27-year prison sentence.

Oct 30, 2023 · Her youngest son, Kim Aris, has joined forces with a charity urging people to get a tattoo in support of Myanmar and raise money for the millions displaced by the civil war.