Aung San Suu Kyi's Prison Term Cut Again

0:00It's April 30th. This is Global News Today, your AI-powered source for world news. Myanmar's former leader Ansan Suu Kyi just got another big break on her prison time. Her legal team says a fresh amnesty slashed her sentence by 1-6, dropping it to just over 18 years left to serve. That's the second cut in two weeks for the 80-year-old Nobel winner, locked up since the military coup back in 2021. She started with a whopping 33-year term after trials on charges like corruption, election fraud, and breaking secrecy rules. Allies call it all political moves to keep her out of power. It got commuted down to 27 years before this latest new year amnesty hit. That same April 17th pardon freed her close ally, former president Wynne Meant. State media announced Thursday that every prisoner qualifies for these reductions, but no word yet from the military government on specifics. She's still stashed at some secret spot, with zero face-to-face visits for her lawyers

1:01or family. International heat keeps building on coup-leader men on home, especially from Southeast Asia's ASE-Zian group pushing for political releases. Haleim recently told Thailand's foreign minister, she's being well cared for, and they're mulling some positive steps. With elections looming in re-engagement efforts, these tweaks might signal cracks in the hardline stance.