Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Moved To House Arrest Due To Heatwave

Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure amid severe heatwave, The Guardian said in a report. It quoted a spokesperson of the military junta as saying that it was trying to prevent heatstroke among "all those who need necessary precautions, especially elderly prisoners". The outlet said both Suu Kyi and president U Win Myint, 72, have been moved from prison. However, it is not clear where they have been taken.

Win Myint is serving an eight-year prison sentence in Taungoo in Myanmar's Bago Region.

Al-Jazeera quoted Myanmar's meteorological department as saying that capital Naypyidaw saw temperatures of 39 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.

United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has previously called for her release, and the cases have been criticised by human rights experts.