A Glimpse of Normalcy in Myanmar's Fractured Landscape The photos released by Myanmar's president's office on Monday showed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, 81 and under house arrest for nearly two years, smiling and shaking hands with the resident representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The scenes of Suu Kyi cutting a birthday cake, surrounded by officials, were a stark contrast to the turmoil that has ravaged Myanmar since her ousting in February 2021.
Myanmar's civil war, sparked by the military's seizure of power and fueled by decades long ethnic tensions, has left over 100,000 people dead.