Speculation is growing that Putin, a regime ally, will invite Min Aung Hlaing to the June ASEAN-Russia Summit, offering him his first international stage as president.
Naypyitaw drafted a new anti-scam law this week even as Chinese crime syndicates are regrouping in the borderlands, but the eyes of the world were on Trump’s visit to Beijing.
The new anti-scam law, which mandates cooperation with Interpol and intelligence-sharing with foreign governments, is seen as another attempt by the regime to placate China and the U.S.