Vietnam woman in Kim brother murder to be freed on May 3

13 Sept 06:22 Key points summarised by AI

Doan Thi Huong, the Vietnamese woman involved in the 2017 assassination of Kim Jong Nam, is set to be released on May 3 after serving a reduced sentence.
Huong pleaded guilty to “causing injury” and received a three-year and four-month jail term, which was later reduced for good behavior.
The brazen killing of Kim Jong Nam with a toxic nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur airport shocked the world, with Seoul accusing Pyongyang of plotting the assassination.
Huong and her co-accused, Indonesian Siti Aisyah (whose charges were dropped last month), maintained they were innocent pawns, believing they were participating in a reality TV prank.
Lawyers for the women pointed to four North Koreans, who fled after the murder, as the true masterminds behind the high-profile assassination.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Today 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.