Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial on Monday, appearing unwell as the first witnesses took the stand in cases against her of illegally possessing walkie-talkie radios and breaking coronavirus protocols, her lawyer said.

Suu Kyi, 75, faces a slew of charges since being overthrown by the army in a Feb 1 coup that cut short a decade of tentative democratic reforms and has plunged the Southeast Asian country into chaos.

"Daw Aung San Suu Kyi seemed not very well but...