President Trump’s planned intervention comes as the hostilities entered their fifth day and appeared to escalate, and while Thailand moves toward early elections.
Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul is likely to stake out a hard-line position on the conflict, analysts said. On Friday he spoke at Government House in Bangkok about dissolving Parliament.
The widening scope of the conflict between the two neighbors presents a challenge to President Trump’s tariff diplomacy, which he has brandished as a peacemaking tool.
Myanmar’s junta made a grand display of demolishing buildings that hosted the centers, even broadcasting the explosions. But the scammers have found new homes.
From Kuala Lumpur to Gyeongju, President Trump is casting himself as a deal-maker and peace negotiator, while a wary region looks for tariff relief and steadier ties.
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