Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been in detention since a 2021 military coup, with her announced movement to house arrest a tantilising update that still leaves her isolated from the public eye.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was once the darling of foreign diplomats, with legions of supporters at home and a reputation for redeeming Myanmar from a history of iron-fisted martial rule.
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