Suu Kyi is shifted from prison to house arrest due to heat: Junta
Bangkok, April 17: Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said as it freed more than 3,000 prisoners under an amnesty to mark this week’s traditional New Year holiday.
Suu Kyi, 78, and Win Myint, the 72-year-old former President of her ousted government, were among the elderly and infirm prisoners moved to house arrest because of the severe heat, military
spokesperson Major Gen. Zaw Min Tun said.
The move has not yet been publicly announced in Myanmar. Suu Kyi’s transfer comes as the Army has been suffering a string of major defeats at the hands of pro-democracy resistance fighters and their allies in ethnic minority guerrilla forces. The nationwide conflict began after the army ousted the elected government in February 2021, imprisoned Suu Kyi and began suppressing nonviolent protests that sought a return to democratic rule.
Suu Kyi has been serving a 27-year prison term on a variety of criminal convictions in a specially built annex of the main prison in the capital Naypyitaw. Win Myint was serving an eight-year prison sentence in Taungoo in Myanmar's Bago region.
Sydney, April 17: The remains of more than 500 horses have been found at a property in rural Australia, officials said on Wednesday, prompting a wideranging investigation by police, environmental protection and health authorities.
The gruesome discovery was made near the town of Wagga Wagga, five hours’ drive west of Sydney, and was triggered by neighbours complaining about the smell.
After an initial investigation, horse remains were found at several sites across the property and they appear to have been dumped over a long period.