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TMI BlogHead of Myanmar's military government visits Thailand in rare overseas tripX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Head of Myanmar's military government visits Thailand in rare overseas trip X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ch of the West for overthrowing the democratically elected government of Aung Saan Suu Kyi and subsequent brutal repression. He has not been allowed to participate in meetings of another regional organisation, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, since the army seized of power in February 2021 and began violently suppressing opposition. He is one of several regional leaders visiting Ban ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... gkok for a three-day summit of nations in the Bay of Bengal region. It was Min Aung Hlaing's first visit to a country other than his government's main supporters and backers — China, Russia and Russian ally Belarus — since he attended a regional meeting in Indonesia in 2021. He was expected to attend an official dinner for leaders of the seven-member Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Technical and Economic Cooperation, which includes Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The meeting comes as Myanmar is still searching for survivors in the rubble left by a massive earthquake last week. The magnitude 7.7 quake toppled thousands of buildings, collapsed bridges and buckled roads. The death toll rose to 3,085 on Thursday, with more than 4,700 people ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... injured and over 300 missing, the military said in a statement. It worsened an already dire humanitarian crisis due to Myanmar's civil war. More than 3 million people had been displaced from their homes and nearly 20 million were in need even before it hit, according to the United Nations. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs said BIMSTEC members discussed disaster management during ministeria ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... l meetings on Thursday. Thailand postponed the meeting from last year after then-prime minister Srettha Thavisin was suddenly removed from his post by a court. The earthquake killed at least 22 people in Bangkok, mostly due to the collapse of a high-rise building under construction. The general's visit drew condemnation and criticisms from activist groups. Justice for Myanmar said in a stateme ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nt that the invitation for Min Aung Hlaing to attend the meeting “legitimises and emboldens a military junta that the people of Myanmar have been resisting for over four years, and tarnishes BIMSTEC's reputation as a regional body.” Bright Future, a group of Burmese activists in Thailand, petitioned the United Nations headquarters in Bangkok on Wednesday calling for BIMSTEC member states to refr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ain from interacting with him. (AP) GRS GRS X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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