Taichito had accompanied Aung San Suu Kyi everywhere. However, the dog was not allowed to accompany Myanmar’s leader to prison after a military junta overthrew her government five years ago. Last month, the canon of fallen ears died at her home in Yangon, the old capital, at 15 years of age, without having been able to see her return. It had been a gift from Kim Aris, her son, when she was released from prison after a previous sentence in 2010. …
Taichito had accompanied Aung San Suu Kyi everywhere. However, the dog was not allowed to accompany Myanmar’s leader to prison after a military junta overthrew her government five years ago. Last month, the canon of fallen ears died at her home in Yangon, the old capital, at 15 years of age, without having been able to see her return. It had been a gift from Kim Aris, her son, when she was released from prison after a previous sentence in 2010. …