Myanmar junta losing strength: Thai PM 

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has said that Myanmar junta is losing its strength.

“The current regime is starting to lose some strength,” Srettha said in an interview on the resort island of Samui on Sunday, adding, “but even if they are losing, they have the power, they have the weapons”.

Now is a good time to open talks with Myanmar, as the military regime that seized power in a 2021 coup is weakening, he said.

Myanmar is in the throes of an insurgency on multiple fronts, with allied anti-junta groups backed by a pro-democracy parallel government seizing control of several military posts and towns, including parts of a key town on the border with Thailand over the weekend.

The insurgency is the biggest challenge the Myanmar junta has faced since it mounted a coup against an elected government in 2021.

Thailand has been pursuing multiple engagements with Myanmar since Srettha came to power last August, including delivering aid to Myanmar under a humanitarian initiative aimed at paving the way for talks between warring camps.

The Thai parliament also hosted a seminar last month on the political situation in Myanmar that included the appearance of opponents of the Myanmar’s military, despite the junta’s objection.