Min Aung Hlaing travels to Bangkok after Naypyidaw announces ceasefire

Min Aung Hlaing is set to attend the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand, in person today. The 6th BIMSTEC summit, which includes leaders from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Nepal and Thailand, ends Friday. 

The regime leader is set to discuss cooperation with the international community to “effectively carry out rescue and restoration works after the earthquake,” regime media reported on Wednesday. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28.