Meditation, reading and three modest meals a day

Prison logs offer a glimpse into Aung San Suu Kyi's life

- SHWETA SHARMA

Leaked prison logs from early 2024 have provided rare insight into the tightly controlled life of Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted Myanmar leader spending her fourth year in solitary confinement ahead of her 80th birthday, according to a new report.

The logs, from a specially built detention facility in the country's capital Naypyidaw, offer a glimpse into her daily routine, eating habits and health as she remains isolated from the outside world under the military government.

Since the military overthrew Ms Suu Kyi's elected government in a coup in 2021, little information has emerged about her condition as the junta continues to exert strict control over the flow of news from the country.

Ms Suu Kyi was detained along with dozens of elected leaders and activists, and was later handed a combined 27-year prison sentence on multiple criminal charges that were widely condemned as politically motivated.