{"id":19888,"date":"2026-05-02T15:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/myanmars-military-dictators-dont-care-about-aung-san-suu-kyi-heres-what-they-really-crave\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:43:12","slug":"myanmars-military-dictators-dont-care-about-aung-san-suu-kyi-heres-what-they-really-crave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/myanmars-military-dictators-dont-care-about-aung-san-suu-kyi-heres-what-they-really-crave\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar\u2019s military dictators don\u2019t care about Aung San Suu Kyi. Here\u2019s what they really crave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-05-02T10:29:21+10:00\">May 2, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 10:29am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save 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srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.523%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_170%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0435cca3d2c12ed7976b80b33caff90b08c5aeab7c198feebd040c807f7dbc40, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.523%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_170%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0435cca3d2c12ed7976b80b33caff90b08c5aeab7c198feebd040c807f7dbc40 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.523%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_170%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0435cca3d2c12ed7976b80b33caff90b08c5aeab7c198feebd040c807f7dbc40, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.523%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_170%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0435cca3d2c12ed7976b80b33caff90b08c5aeab7c198feebd040c807f7dbc40 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The photo of Aung San Suu Kyi released by the Myanmar government.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_1.523,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_170,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/0435cca3d2c12ed7976b80b33caff90b08c5aeab7c198feebd040c807f7dbc40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.523%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_170%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0435cca3d2c12ed7976b80b33caff90b08c5aeab7c198feebd040c807f7dbc40, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.523%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_170%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0435cca3d2c12ed7976b80b33caff90b08c5aeab7c198feebd040c807f7dbc40 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The photo of Aung San Suu Kyi released by the Myanmar government.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Global New Light of Myanmar<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What to make of this? The starting point is to note that in more than five years of brutal repression, civil war and economic vandalism, coup leader Min Aung Hlaing &ndash; a military dictator who now calls himself president after faux elections this year &ndash; has shown no liberalising tendencies.<\/p>\n<p>It would seem unlikely the leopard is changing his spots. What he does crave, though, is credibility and, in turn, the easing of sanctions, access to finance and the normalisation of international relations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Myanmar&rsquo;s economy, growing at more than 6 per cent in the year before the coup, is now utterly cooked. Regime blundering and conflicts with pro-democracy forces and ethnic rebel groups has triggered a prolonged recession, exacerbated by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>As Min Aung Hlaing knows, a simple way to tap international goodwill without giving too much ground to opponents is through its management of Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.738%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/052cb9450c641c7047f2133ec89878fbdb7127d6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.738%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/052cb9450c641c7047f2133ec89878fbdb7127d6 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.738%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/052cb9450c641c7047f2133ec89878fbdb7127d6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.738%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/052cb9450c641c7047f2133ec89878fbdb7127d6 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Then-US secretary of state Hillary Clinton greets Suu Kyi at her residence in Yangon in 2011.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.738,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/052cb9450c641c7047f2133ec89878fbdb7127d6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.738%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/052cb9450c641c7047f2133ec89878fbdb7127d6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.738%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/052cb9450c641c7047f2133ec89878fbdb7127d6 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Then-US secretary of state Hillary Clinton greets Suu Kyi at her residence in Yangon in 2011.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AFP\/Soe Than WIN<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The military has done it before.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, Min Aung Hlaing was a joint chief of staff when then-leader Thein Sein released her from a previous period of house arrest, a far more significant move than the one announced this week. It won the regime backslapping and a visit even from Hillary Clinton, the first by a US secretary of state in more than 50 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"17.791044776119\">\n<p>&ldquo;President Thein Sein has taken the first steps toward a long-awaited opening,&rdquo; Clinton told a press conference, referencing Suu Kyi&rsquo;s release and the partial easing of restrictions on civil society. There seemed hope again for resource-rich Myanmar. Foreign investment surged.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3304%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a42e00650e603711bcae83bb9469692ef201f8b9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3304%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a42e00650e603711bcae83bb9469692ef201f8b9 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3304%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a42e00650e603711bcae83bb9469692ef201f8b9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3304%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a42e00650e603711bcae83bb9469692ef201f8b9 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An image released by Myanmar state TV showed Suu Kyi in detention - but when it was taken is unknown. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_1.3304,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/a42e00650e603711bcae83bb9469692ef201f8b9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3304%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a42e00650e603711bcae83bb9469692ef201f8b9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3304%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a42e00650e603711bcae83bb9469692ef201f8b9 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The freed Suu Kyi went on to win the 2015 elections, the only fair vote the military actually recognised since the first post-independence coup in 1962.<\/p>\n<p>When her National League for Democracy again trounced the military proxy in 2020, it was too much for the generals to bear, sanctions be damned.<\/p>\n<p>They had their teeth on the throat of democracy all along.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"30.084257206208\">\n<p>Suu Kyi, the daughter of assassinated independence hero Aung San, was thrown into jail. So were colleagues and supporters. There she remained, her health and whereabouts unknown. The last time she was seen in semi-public was in May 2021 at the start of trials against her, widely regarded as shams. She is now 80 years old.<\/p>\n<p>To prove she has gone into home detention, state media released a photo allegedly showing her &ldquo;conversing with relevant officials during the amnesty process&rdquo;. Her lawyers told Reuters she remains in the capital Naypyidaw and that they are allowed to meet with her for the first time in years on Sunday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.099%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/70460621ccdce4d55ae74e590f8ceae660306a56, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.099%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/70460621ccdce4d55ae74e590f8ceae660306a56 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.099%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/70460621ccdce4d55ae74e590f8ceae660306a56, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.099%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/70460621ccdce4d55ae74e590f8ceae660306a56 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Min Aung Hlaing, the military dictator and coup leader who calls himself president.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.099,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/70460621ccdce4d55ae74e590f8ceae660306a56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.099%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/70460621ccdce4d55ae74e590f8ceae660306a56, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.099%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/70460621ccdce4d55ae74e590f8ceae660306a56 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Min Aung Hlaing, the military dictator and coup leader who calls himself president.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Suu Kyi&rsquo;s move out of jail has not come from out of the blue. Her former president Win Myint (Suu Kyi officially held the title of &ldquo;state counsellor&rdquo;) was pardoned and freed last month. Soon after, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow met Min Aung Hlaing and said the president was signalling &ldquo;good things&rdquo; for her.<\/p>\n<p>Sihasak added that Thailand wished to bring Myanmar back into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a regional bloc that has excluded the generals&rsquo; participation since the coup. His trip to Myanmar and comments show at least some democracies are prepared to promote the post-election regime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"25.375\">\n<p>Late last month, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also travelled to Myanmar as part of a regional tour. China wants a pliant and stable government in Myanmar. Not only do they share a border, Myanmar holds China&rsquo;s only viable direct access to the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of political prisoners remain in Myanmar&rsquo;s brutal jail network, and most opposition is banned. The military continues to wage wars against those who defy it, killing civilians along the way.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.152%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2d3d623209aed978eedd70a0c001ebe7201eeeca, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.152%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2d3d623209aed978eedd70a0c001ebe7201eeeca 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.152%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2d3d623209aed978eedd70a0c001ebe7201eeeca, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.152%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2d3d623209aed978eedd70a0c001ebe7201eeeca 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Suu Kyi delivering a speech in 2020, a year before the military coup. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.152,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_2,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/2d3d623209aed978eedd70a0c001ebe7201eeeca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.152%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2d3d623209aed978eedd70a0c001ebe7201eeeca, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.152%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2d3d623209aed978eedd70a0c001ebe7201eeeca 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Suu Kyi delivering a speech in 2020, a year before the military coup. <\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And while the apparent change in Suu Kyi&rsquo;s status is welcome, the fact is that she remains detained.<\/p>\n<p>The government&rsquo;s English-language mouthpiece, <em>The<\/em> <em>Global New Light of Myanmar<\/em>, declared she had been moved out of &ldquo;humanitarian concerns as well as the state&rsquo;s benevolence and goodwill&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"10.469465648855\">\n<p>The &ldquo;state&rdquo; has repeatedly shown it does not care much for benevolence. It does, however, care for good PR.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 ksUUFP\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga sc-780f6c39-3 fMMhlQ\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-0 ksyHqK\">\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-1 LVIFj\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zach Hope\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/415ab732af75b6e38d828c13ac2c1a8d78b406fd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/415ab732af75b6e38d828c13ac2c1a8d78b406fd, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_80%2Ch_80%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/415ab732af75b6e38d828c13ac2c1a8d78b406fd 2x\" width=\"40\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"><span data-testid=\"author-bio\" class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-3 cVMGnz\"><span>Zach Hope is South-East Asia correspondent. He is a former reporter at the Brisbane Times.<\/span><span class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-4 gMBkSk\">Connect via email.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-3dbe4134-0 iIZygf sc-df8e6ee0-0 noPrint\" data-an-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-group=\"everything\" data-an-cu-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-position=\"4\" data-testid=\"from-our-partners-strap\">\n<header class=\"sc-84567ec1-0 hpMljf\">\n<h2 data-pb-type=\"hi\" class=\"sc-84567ec1-1 weWOF\"><span>From our partners<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-df8e6ee0-1 iJvgCK\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 blRVQF adWrapper noPrint sc-df8e6ee0-2 gcpFZE\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 blRVQF adWrapper noPrint sc-df8e6ee0-3 fIPZKC\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Myanmar&rsquo;s military dictators don&rsquo;t care about Aung San Suu Kyi. Here&rsquo;s what they really crave<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisement May 2, 2026 &mdash; 10:29am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Singapore: Myanmar&rsquo;s military has moved Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation&rsquo;s most popular politician, from jail to home detention, marking the most significant shift in the regime&rsquo;s strategy towards&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/myanmars-military-dictators-dont-care-about-aung-san-suu-kyi-heres-what-they-really-crave\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Myanmar\u2019s military dictators don\u2019t care about Aung San Suu Kyi. 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