September 8, 2025
YANGON – Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, head of the National Defence and Security Council information team, dismissed recent reports about Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s health as “fabricated and false,” saying she is in good condition.
Speaking to the media on September 6, after returning from a working visit to China led by Acting President and State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC) Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun said the rumors emerged while the delegation was in China.
“Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s health is good. The rumors appeared when international media reported on Myanmar’s participation in the SCO meeting and the 80th anniversary celebration. In response, fabricated news was released to overshadow the coverage, but it did not succeed,” he said.
He added that the reports were deliberately spread to discredit the SSPC Chairman’s visit to China.
“This is fake news, false news. It is fabricated by those who oppose us and do not want progress, with the aim of undermining the trip,” he stressed.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is currently serving a 32-year prison sentence on 19 charges. Her sentence was reduced to two years in December 2021, and she was granted a further six years of parole on August 1, 2023.