US EditionProtest as quake-hit Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summit
- Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's junta chief, attended a BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok on Friday after a devastating earthquake.
- Myanmar has been engaged in a brutal civil war since the military coup in February 2021, exacerbating the disaster response.
- The 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Sagaing on March 28, 2025, causing widespread destruction and killing over 3,000 people.
- A junta spokesperson confirmed 3,085 deaths; AFP reported locals saying, "There's not enough medical supplies."
- Min Aung Hlaing's attendance drew criticism as it breaks regional policy, though Thailand cited its "responsibility" as host.
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Anger as shunned Myanmar junta leader shakes hands with heads of world states at high-profile summit
Myanmar’s military ruler shook hands with world leaders and delegates as he was hosted by Thailand for a regional summit despite protests by rights groups that he was overseeing a bloody civil war in his country even when it was reeling from the impact of a devastating earthquake.
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einnews.comMyanmar junta chief in Thailand days after fatal earthquake
After a earthquake rocked Myanmar, the head of its military junta has traveled to Bangkok in a rare foreign trip to meet Asian leaders for a summit. Myanmar's opposition said the junta should not be welcomed abroad.
‘Deplorable’: Myanmar’s junta leader met with anger at Bangkok summit
BANGKOK, April 4 — Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar’s junta chief a “murderer” as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok today, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands and left desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter. More than 3,000 people are confirmed dead after the 7.7-magnitude quake and the United Nations estimates that up to three million may have been affected in some way — many left without shelter after t…
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