Myanmar leader visits Thailand in bid to bolster international legitimacy

Min Aung Hlaing stressed that his government was focused on ending the civil war and restoring peace.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government has met Thailand’s prime minister in Bangkok as he seeks to boost his government’s legitimacy more than five years after seizing power.President Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Thailand’s capital on Thursday, on his first official visit to the country since taking power in a coup in 2021.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Myanmar releases first images of Aung San Suu Kyi since 2021 military couplist 2 of 3Detained Myanmar leader Suu Kyi has first foreign visitor in five yearslist 3 of 3Malaysia vows not to return Myanmar refugees if lives at riskend of listMyanmar remains in the midst of a bloody civil war triggered by the coup, which has killed more than 100,000 people, according to monitoring group Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED).During a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Min Aung Hlaing stressed that Myanmar’s military-backed government was focused on ending the civil war and restoring peace to the resource-rich country.“Myanmar has now reestablished itself...