Yes db, that's the varmint! Thanks for the photo. Now, you can see those little plastic things that hold the lid on, I removed them cause for my use I don't want anything that would melt. But that they were included makes me think of some sort of lunch bucket? And yes the little pan works with the lid alone but there's nothing to get a grip with to lift it.  I agree that little lift bar on the lid is hard to get a hold of when hot. For my pot lifter I use the smallest size channel-lock pliers and they work most times to get the lid up.
But I'm still puzzled; for all of it's curious features it's well made of a slightly heavier gauge stainless steel than we find on most of our outdoor gear. Not, I would suggest, the normal run of the mill pot that comes from that part of the world.
Thanks again for the photo,
Best Wishes, Rob