Myanmar's jailed ex-leader moved to house arrest

Global News Podcast

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Myanmar's military government says the detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been moved to house arrest, and her sentence reduced to 18 years. State media have shown a picture of the Nobel laureate sitting with two uniformed men. Her son says the published image is old and he has had no reassurance that his mother is still alive. Also: Republicans and Democrats clash over a deadline for Donald Trump to secure authorization from the US Congress to continue the war against Iran; Britain's terror threat level is raised to "severe", a day after two Jewish men were stabbed in an attack in London; Islamist militants in Mali call for the country to come together to bring down the military government, days after trying to seize power; and a new sculpture by the the elusive British street artist, Banksy, suddenly appears in central London.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:05.5	This is the Global News Podcasts from the BBC World Service.
0:13.3	I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and in the early hours of Friday, the 1st of May, these are our main stories.
0:20.1	Myanmar's military government says it's moved the detained
0:23.4	democracy leader Aang San Suu Kyi to house arrest and reduced her sentence. Republican and Democrat
0:30.6	politicians have clashed over a deadline for President Trump to seek authorization for continuing
0:36.5	the Iran war. And Britain's terror threat level
0:40.1	is raised to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely in the next six months.
0:48.8	Also in this podcast. Perhaps the state visit has been the catalyst for just getting this over the line and
0:55.8	the kings added that little bit of royal sparkle to make the deal work.
0:59.1	Why Scotch Whiskey Distilleries are celebrating.
1:07.8	Myanmar's military government says the country's former leader, Ang Sang Ssu-Chi, has been moved from prison to house arrest.
1:15.8	A statement from the president said he had commuted her remaining sentence, now reduced to 18 years, to be served at the designated residence.
1:23.9	The longstanding pro-democracy leader was deposed by a military coup in 2021, following
1:29.8	elections in which her party won the majority. She was arrested and imprisoned on charges her
1:35.6	allies describe as politically motivated. In New York, UN spokesman, Stefan de Jarak, welcome to the latest
1:43.2	development.
1:50.8	We appreciate the commutation of Ansan Suu Kis to a so-called house arrest and a designated residence. It is a meaningful step towards conditions conducive to credible political process.
1:57.2	Both the Secretary General and Julie Bishop, his special envoy for Myanmar,
2:01.9	have been calling for months now for the swift release of all political prisoners.
2:08.3	State TV also broadcast a picture of Aang Tsuchi alongside two uniformed men,
2:14.5	the first time she's been shown on state media in five years. But her son, Kim
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