Myanmar president on trade visit to Thailand

He initially planned to visit in May for the World Economic Forum, but canceled after learning that Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi would also attend the event where she grabbed the spotlight.
On Sunday, Thein Sein was scheduled to visit Laem Chambang seaport in Chonburi, 100 kilometres south-east of Bangkok.
Laem Chabang is planned to be linked by road to the Dawei deep seaport on Myanmar's south-eastern coast, an 8.6-billion-dollar project that Italian-Thai Development Company won a concession to build and operate.
Myanmar has been under nominal civilian rule since the November 2010 general election. The government is run by the pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party, which is packed with former generals.
Thein Sein has initiated several political reforms since taking office in March 2011, most significantly allowing Suu Kyi to join mainstream politics as an elected member of parliament.
The reforms prompted the US and Europe to ease sanctions imposed on the country for two decades.