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Myanmar Crisis

Thai PM and Myanmar junta chief stay engaged via back channels

Talks between Prayuth and Min Aung Hlaing illustrate bonds between militaries

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, left, and Myanmar Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing: Min Aung Hlaing was the first Southeast Asian military leader who reached out to Prayuth after he overthrew an elected Thai government in 2014 as army chief. (Source photos by Reuters)
MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent | Thailand

BANGKOK -- Thailand's pro-military government has tapped its back-channel contacts with Myanmar's armed forces to shape Bangkok's diplomatic options following the turmoil and bloodshed in its neighbor since the February coup in Naypyitaw.

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