Dirty Money, Scams and Mass Exodus Haunt Min Aung Hlaing’s Thai Visit

As Myanmar’s regime leader Min Aung Hlaing visits Thailand, his official engagements ostensibly focus on regional stability and diplomatic ties. But behind them lie spiky cross-border challenges, including money laundering allegations linked to the junta chief’s family, expanding transnational crime networks, border incursions, declining trade, and toxic river pollution.

Here we analyze the primary issues defining the current Thai–Myanmar relationship.