{"id":2212,"date":"2026-08-06T12:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:30:11","slug":"myanmar-leader-visits-thailand-in-bid-to-bolster-international-legitimacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2212","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar leader visits Thailand in bid to bolster international legitimacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (3 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>The head of Myanmar\u2019s military-backed government has met Thailand\u2019s prime minister in Bangkok as he seeks to boost his government\u2019s legitimacy more than five years after seizing power.<\/p>\n<p>President Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Thailand\u2019s capital on Thursday, on his first official visit to the country since taking power in a <a href=\"\/features\/2026\/3\/27\/who-is-fighting-in-myanmars-multi-front-civil-war\">coup in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/8\/3\/08-03-2026-aung-san-suu-kyi-pictures-sv\">Myanmar releases first images of Aung San Suu Kyi since 2021 military coup<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span 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civil war and restoring peace to the resource-rich country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMyanmar has now reestablished itself on the path to democracy and is moving toward a better future,\u201d Min Aung Hlaing said. \u201cAs the new government, we have now begun working on national stability, peace, and national reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Min Aung Hlaing is pushing for Myanmar to be readmitted to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), from which his government was <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/1\/30\/asean-does-not-recognise-myanmars-elections-as-of-now-philippine-fm\">barred<\/a> after failing to implement a peace plan agreed with member states in 2021.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Thailand is one of Myanmar\u2019s top foreign investors and has called for a \u201ccalibrated re-engagement approach\u201d with its neighbour, with which it shares a 2,400km (1500-mile) border.<\/p>\n<p>Following the meeting, the two leaders delivered speeches at the Thailand-Myanmar Business Forum.<\/p>\n<p>Anutin said Thailand and Myanmar are ready to \u201cstep into the new chapter of economic cooperation that is built upon mutual trust and benefit for the people of the two countries\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Min Aung Hlaing told attendees they could \u201cinvest with confidence\u201d in Myanmar\u2019s energy, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, technology and other sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The visit has drawn criticism from activist groups such as Justice For Myanmar, which stated that the trip lends \u201cfalse legitimacy\u201d to Min Aung Hlaing and the ruling generals.<\/p>\n<p>About a dozen demonstrators gathered outside the United Nations regional headquarters in Bangkok to oppose the visit. Some protesters could be seen holding placards denouncing him as a \u201ccriminal\u201d who was not welcome in Thailand.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as president of Myanmar in April following an election that UN experts dismissed as a \u201csham\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Western governments have shunned and sanctioned Min Aung Hlaing and his associates for overthrowing Aung San Suu Kyi\u2019s government. Subsequent serious rights violations followed a deadly military crackdown on protests, which subsequently triggered a nationwide armed resistance movement and a bloody civil war.<\/p>\n<p>Aung San Suu Kyi, who was overthrown in 2021 and remains under house arrest, was allowed to meet a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Suu Kyi\u2019s son Kim Aris welcomed the development but cautioned that he has not yet received independent confirmation of his mother\u2019s condition or wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>Critics say the visit was a government stunt as it tries to rehabilitate its image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Myanmar&#8217;s President Min Aung Hlaing (L) and Thailand&#8217;s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul shake hands after they signed memorandums of understandings at Government House in Bangkok on August 6, 2026 [Lillian Suwanrumpha\/AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff, AP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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