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Myanmar’s ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to another location. Local media, citing military junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun, reported that the reason for the move was concern for the 78-year-old’s health in view of the high temperatures in the capital Naypyidaw, where Suu Kyi was being held . It was not certain whether she had been taken to another prison or transferred to house arrest. The junta had not informed Suu Kyi’s lawyers of the plan or of her new location, a source close to the prison authorities told dpa. In addition to Suu Kyi, former President Wi…