Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met Myanmar’s junta chief on the sidelines of a regional summit in China on Thursday, in a rare overseas trip by a general grappling with a civil war at home.

"We detained them for entering our waters without permission and fishing there. We've repeatedly banned fishing in these areas and given warnings. It seems they didn't know about the change in border control and thought they could fish like before," U Khaing Thukha explained.

Myanmar’s military shot down three resistance drones targeting junta boss Min Aung Hlaing as he boarded a plane at Naypyitaw International Airport on Tuesday.

YANGON—Myanmar’s embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday—his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021—but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his key ally and could backfire.

Min Aung Hlaing was in the southwestern city of Kunming for a summit of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)—a group including China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia—starting Wednesday.

This supply is in jeopardy since the shut down of the Chinese border and mining operations since KIA take over of the mining hub in Kachin State. Sources: https://twitter.com/nicholas6284/status/1853418777494577355 https://investingnews.com/daily/resource-investing/critical-metals-investing/rare-earth-investing/rare-earth-metal-production/

The suspension of mining operations in Myanmar... could lead to a shortage in the supply of these materials, a research report released by Huatai Securities said.

Myanmar accounts for more than 50 percent of the global heavy rare-earth supply, and given the current situation in Myanmar, the rare-earth market prices are likely to experience a sustained increase, Wu Chenhui, an independent industry analyst who closely follows the industry, told the Global Times on Sunday.