Myanmar’s president, Gen Min Aung Hlaing, is set to make an official visit to Thailand in early August, according to ASEAN sources. It will be his second trip to a member state since taking office in April, following a visit to Laos earlier this month.

The former junta chief assumed the presidency after elections held between December and January, leading a military‑backed government. His upcoming trip to Bangkok is seen as significant, given Thailand’s role in encouraging Myanmar to re‑engage with ASEAN after years of exclusion from high‑level summits.

ASEAN barred Min Aung Hlaing from its annual summit in October 2021, citing a lack of progress on the bloc’s five‑point consensus, which called for an immediate halt to violence and dialogue among all parties. The consensus remains largely unimplemented, and regional leaders continue to press Myanmar for concrete action.

On Sunday, ASEAN foreign ministers met informally in Bangkok, with Myanmar represented by Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe. Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow urged Myanmar to take visible steps towards fulfilling the consensus. He also held bilateral talks with Tin Maung Swe, reaffirming close ties between the two neighbours and discussing border security, trade and Myanmar’s internal situation.

Min Aung Hlaing last visited Thailand in April 2025 to attend a Bay of Bengal Initiative summit in Bangkok. His return next month will be closely watched, as it comes amid renewed calls for Myanmar to demonstrate progress on political reconciliation and regional cooperation.

The detailed schedule of the visit has not yet been released, but observers expect it to feature high‑level talks with Thai leaders and discussions on ASEAN’s future engagement with Myanmar.

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I'd love to know what all the medals are actually for.

1 hour ago, Scouse123 said:

I'd love to know what all the medals are actually for.

Corruption

Genocide

Illegal Jade mining

Illegal teak

River pollution

Scamming

Censorship

Border violation.................... and so on!

Must be one there for ripping off his own people.......

"Migrant workers are important for the development of the country’s economy,” Khin Maung Soe was quoted as saying, urging “all parties to cooperate to transfer the remittances.”

He singled out overseas employment agencies, telling them to strictly ensure that migrant workers to transfer the money, the reports said.

By that he meant that they must transfer their earnings through the regime’s official banking system at the artificially inflated exchange rate of 1,200 kyats per U.S dollar, rather than through the informal hundi or fei-chien system at the market rate of around 4,500 kyats".

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-intensifies-grab-of-migrant-workers-earnings.html