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Voices: Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing posed in a suit – it should have been a prison uniform
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing posed in a suit – it should have been a prison uniform - COMMENT: Seeing the architect of so many ...
East Asia Forum3d
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Associated Press8d
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 ...
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 ...
Sydney Morning Herald5d
Thailand just gave Myanmar what it craved, and it wasn’t humanitarian aid
Rather, the scribes at the grandly named The Global New Light of Myanmar have been feeding junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s ego while working to convince readers he is respected among foreign leaders.
The Print10d
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 ...
U.S. News & World Report10d
Analysis-Myanmar's Deadly Earthquake May Bring Diplomatic Payoff for Junta Chief
Despite the devastation at home, Myanmar state television reported the visit would go ahead, with Min Aung Hlaing set to arrive in Thailand on Thursday ahead of the BIMSTEC grouping's summit in ...
Newsday8d
Head of Myanmar's military government visits Thailand in rare trip abroad
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has been shunned by much of the West for overthrowing the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and subsequent brutal repression. He has not been ...