US consul meets American arrested for secretly swimming to Myanmar democracy leader’s home

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar authorities allowed a U.S. diplomat to visit an American arrested last week for swimming across a lake to sneak into the home of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a state television report Wednesday.

Report: US man who allegedly sneaked into Myanmar democracy icon’s home visited her before

BANGKOK — An American accused of swimming across a lake to sneak into the home of detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi may have made another secret visit to her last year.