Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in good health, said her personal doctor who was allowed a New Year's Day visit. The doctor is one of few people allowed to visit Suu Kyi, the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San, who has spent about 13 of the past 18 years under house arrest.

The latest incarceration began in May, 2003. It has been widely speculated that Myanmar's ruling junta will keep Suu Kyi under house arrest until after the general election in 2010.