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How Malaysia’s Anwar risks legitimising Myanmar junta through diplomacy
The Asean chair hopes for progress from his meeting with Min Aung Hlaing, but will it give the isolated junta a propaganda boost?
East Asia Forum6d
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing sets the groundwork for a possible political exit
Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s 2025 military and cabinet reshuffles bare striking resemblance to former leader Than ...
Malaysian PM says to meet Myanmar junta head in Bangkok
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he will meet the head of Myanmar's junta in Bangkok this week to ...
Gen. Min Aung Hlaing | Survival of the ruthless
Myanmar's military junta, led by Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, faces resistance despite strong international support, including from ...
Associated Press10d
Head of Myanmar’s military government visits Thailand in rare trip abroad
Min Aung Hlaing, foreground left, arrives in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (Thailand’s Foreign Affairs Ministry ...
Ignoring Protests, Thailand Opens Door to Myanmar’s Military Leader
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing joined regional talks in Bangkok on Friday, a day after his army launched multiple airstrikes, ...
How Myanmar’s Junta—and Ongoing Civil War—Complicates the Nation’s Earthquake Recovery
Here’s what to know about the challenges from the natural disaster—compounded by ongoing civil war—and where the country ...
The Print12d
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing to attend regional summit in Thailand amid earthquake crisis
Hlaing is the subject of Western sanctions and is barred from attending ASEAN summits due to the Myanmar military's failure ...
Myanmar junta chief to join regional summit in person, Thailand says
Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, whose country was struck by a devastating earthquake last week, will attend a regional ...
The Independent2d
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing posed in a suit – it should have been a prison uniform
Arguably, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s military dictator, belongs in the dock in The Hague and not at summits shaking hands with other world leaders. Yet, a week after the ...