Burmese cat looks on during international pet fair Zooexpo 2019 in Riga, Latvia October 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

A Burmese cat plays during the international pets and zoo industry exhibition Pet Expo 2019 in Riga, Latvia March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

People march in support of the Myanmar military who are fighting armed ethnic groups in northern Myanmar, in Yangon December 18, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

People march in support of the Myanmar military who are fighting armed ethnic groups in northern Myanmar, in Yangon December 18, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

People march in support of the Myanmar military who are fighting armed ethnic groups in northern Myanmar, in Yangon December 18, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

People march in support of the Myanmar military who are fighting armed ethnic groups in northern Myanmar, in Yangon December 18, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi inspects a guard of honour during her ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi, India, October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi inspects a guard of honour during her ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi, India, October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi inspects a guard of honour during her ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi, India, October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Aung Myint Sein, a former soldier who lost his legs after he stepped on a landmine during fighting against ethnic armed groups, sits on his cart outside Yangon, Myanmar May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Aung Myint Tun, a former soldier, who lost his leg after he stepped on a landmine during fighting with ethnic armed groups, rides a makeshift cart outside Yangon, Myanmar May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Aung Than Oo, a former soldier who lost his leg after he stepped on a landmine during fighting against ethnic armed groups, sits on his motorbike outside Yangon, Myanmar May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Former soldiers who lost their legs after stepping on landmines during fighting against ethnic armed groups, chat as they sit on their carts outside Yangon, Myanmar June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A prosthetic leg belonging to Kyaw Kyaw Oo, a former soldier who lost both legs after he stepped on a landmine during fighting against ethnic rebels, is seen at his house outside Yangon, Myanmar May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kyaw Kyaw Oo, 41, a former soldier who lost both legs after he stepped on a landmine during fighting against ethnic armed groups, looks at his cart being repaired outside Yangon, Myanmar June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kyaw Min Naing, a former soldier who lost his leg after he stepped on a landmine during fighting against ethnic armed groups, closes his barbershop outside Yangon, Myanmar May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Former soldier Than Htike, 50, who lost his leg in the war in Kayah state after he stepped on a landmine in 2007, waits for his daughter to open the door of their house outside Yangon, Myanmar June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ba Thein, 63, a former soldier who lost his leg during fighting against Communist Party of Burma in 1983, sits at his home outside Yangon, Myanmar June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A former soldier, who lost his leg after he stepped on a landmine in a fighting against ethnic armed groups, pulls a child cart outside Yangon, Myanmar May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Aung Gyi, 60, a former soldier who lost both legs after he stepped on a landmine during fighting against communists, sits at his house outside Yangon, Myanmar June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kyaw Min Naing, a former soldier who lost his leg after he stepped on a landmine during fighting against ethnic armed groups, waits for customers at his barbershop outside Yangon, Myanmar May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Khin Naing, 50, a former soldier who lost his leg during the war in Kayah state after he stepped on a landmine in 2009, sits near his home in Yangon, Myanmar June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

For some 60 years, Myanmar has been in a state of perpetual civil war, with multiple ethnic armed groups killing and maiming unknown thousands of soldiers. With military casualties a closely guarded secret, wounded veterans were kept largely out of public view. Now, amid rapid economic and social reforms that began in 2011, the cost of years of fighting is slowly being revealed. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun SEARCH "SOE VETERANS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Matching text MYANMAR-MILITARY/CASUALTIES 

Phyo Phyo Aung (C), leader of student protest, smiles during the court hearing at Tharrawaddy court, Tharrawaddy, Bago division April 8, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Myanmar's NLD party leader Aung San Suu Kyi smiles with army members during the handover ceremony of outgoing President Thein Sein and new President Htin Kyaw at the presidential palace in Naypyitaw March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Ye Aung Thu/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Myanmar's new President Htin Kyaw (L) receives the presidential seal from outgoing president Thein Sein during the handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Naypyitaw March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Ye Aung Thu/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Myanmar's new president Htin Kyaw walks in front of army parliament members during the swearing-in ceremony at union parliament in Naypyitaw March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Tanks parade to mark Armed Forces Day in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw March 27, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Military members of parliament arrive at the Union Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Military Members of Parliament arrive at the Union Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Military officers attend talks between the government, army and representatives of ethnic armed groups over a ceasefire to end insurgencies, in Naypyitaw January 12, 2016. As he cements his position as de facto No. 2 on Myanmar's post-election political scene, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has transformed himself from taciturn soldier into a politician, public figure and statesman, say diplomats in Yangon. Picture taken January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Myanmar's commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrives to give a speech during talks between the government, army and representatives of ethnic armed groups over a ceasefire to end insurgencies, in Naypyitaw January 12, 2016. As he cements his position as de facto No. 2 on Myanmar's post-election political scene, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has transformed himself from taciturn soldier into a politician, public figure and statesman, say diplomats in Yangon. Picture taken January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (L), Myanmar's commander-in-chief, shakes hands with National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi before their meeting in Hlaing's office at Naypyitaw December 2, 2015. As he cements his position as de facto No. 2 on Myanmar's post-election political scene, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has transformed himself from taciturn soldier into a politician, public figure and statesman, say diplomats in Yangon. Picture taken December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (L), Myanmar's commander-in-chief, shakes hands with National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi before their meeting in Hlaing's office at Naypyitaw December 2, 2015. As he cements his position as de facto No. 2 on Myanmar's post-election political scene, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has transformed himself from taciturn soldier into a politician, public figure and statesman, say diplomats in Yangon. Picture taken December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Military officers attend talks between the government, army and representatives of ethnic armed groups over a ceasefire to end insurgencies, in Naypyitaw January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Myanmar's President Thein Sein gives a speech during talks between the government, army and representatives of ethnic armed groups over a ceasefire to end insurgencies, in Naypyitaw January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing gives a speech during talks between the government, army and representatives of ethnic armed groups over a ceasefire to end insurgencies, in Naypyitaw January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrives to give a speech during talks between the government, army and representatives of ethnic armed groups over a ceasefire to end insurgencies, in Naypyitaw January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Myanmar's President Thein Sein gives a speech during talks between the government, army and representatives of ethnic armed groups over a ceasefire to end insurgencies, in Naypyitaw January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi gives a speech during peace talks at the Myanmar Convention Centre II in Naypyitaw January 12, 2016. Suu Kyi addressed on Tuesday hundreds of representatives of ethnic armed groups, the military and lawmakers, gathered for talks over a ceasefire to end insurgencies that have plagued the country for decades. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Buddhist monk holds a poster as he protests in support of Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Hundreds called for the release of the two Myanmar migrant workers in a protest in Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city, on Friday, a day after a Thai court sentenced the two to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists. The court convicted Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, on the Thai holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers.. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Protesters sit on the road as they protest in support of two Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Hundreds called for the release of the two Myanmar migrant workers in a protest in Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city, on Friday, a day after a Thai court sentenced the two to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists. The court convicted Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, on the Thai holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

A Buddhist monk holds a poster as he protests in support of two Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Hundreds called for the release of the two Myanmar migrant workers in a protest in Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city, on Friday, a day after a Thai court sentenced the two to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists. The court convicted Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, on the Thai holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

A protester talks to fellow protesters as they protest in support of the two Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Hundreds called for the release of the two Myanmar migrant workers in a protest in Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city, on Friday, a day after a Thai court sentenced the two to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists. The court convicted Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, on the Thai holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

A protester talks to fellow protesters as they protest in support of the two Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand said on Friday the sentencing of the two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar's largest city. A Thai court convicted Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun on Thursday of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Protesters and police officers argue with each other as they protest in support of the two Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand said on Friday the sentencing of the two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar's largest city. A Thai court convicted Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun on Thursday of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

A translator from the Thai embassy talks to protesters in support of the two Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand said on Friday the sentencing of the two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar's largest city. A Thai court convicted Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun on Thursday of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

A protester holds the national flags of Myanmar and Thailand during a protest in support of the two Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand said on Friday the sentencing of the two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar's largest city. A Thai court convicted Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun on Thursday of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Thai embassy officials (man in black jacket and woman in pink) and their translator (woman in red) return to the embassy, after speaking to protesters during a demonstration in support of Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, two Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, in Yangon, Myanmar December 25, 2015. Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand said on Friday the sentencing of the two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar's largest city. A Thai court convicted Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun on Thursday of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Protesters hold posters and shout as they protest in support of Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, two Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand said on Friday the sentencing of the two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar's largest city. A Thai court convicted Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun on Thursday of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Police officers stand guard in front of the Thai embassy during a protest in support of two Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in Yangon December 25, 2015. Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand said on Friday the sentencing of the two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar's largest city. A Thai court convicted Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun on Thursday of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Protesters hold placards as they protest in support of two Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand said on Friday the sentencing of the two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar's largest city. A Thai court convicted Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun on Thursday of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Protesters hold a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit as they protest in support of Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand said on Friday the sentencing of the two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar's largest city. A Thai court convicted Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun on Thursday of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Protesters hold pictures of Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, two Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, as they protest in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon December 25, 2015. Myanmar's ambassador to Thailand said on Friday the sentencing of the two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar's largest city. A Thai court convicted Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun on Thursday of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand's treatment of migrant workers. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing (L) and National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi talk after their meeting in Naypyitaw December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Phyo Hein Kyaw/Pool 

Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing (L) and National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi talk after their meeting in Naypyitaw December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Phyo Hein Kyaw/Pool 

Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing (L) and National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands after their meeting in Naypyitaw December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Phyo Hein Kyaw/Pool 

Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing (L) and National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi talk before their meeting in Naypyitaw December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Phyo Hein Kyaw/Pool 

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L-R), Philippines President Benigno Aquino, Myanmar President Thein Sein, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key stand for a family photo before their East Asia Summit (EAS) meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, Philippines President Benigno Aquino, Myanmar President Thein Sein, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key stand for a family photo before their East Asia Summit (EAS) meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst