Myanmar Leader to Visit Malaysia After Migrant Returns Begin
The talks come after Malaysia returned nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals and plans to repatriate about 5,000, drawing UN and rights group criticism.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing will visit Malaysia in the "next few days" to discuss refugee solutions and repatriations.
- Malaysia plans to return about 5,000 Myanmar nationals while hosting more than 215,000 refugees, including more than 126,000 Rohingya, amid reports of "growing hostility, discriminatory rhetoric and online attacks" against them.
- A group of nearly 1,500 returnees arrived in Myanmar on Sunday, contributing to nearly 10,000 repatriations this year, while UN rights chief Volker Turk warned against returning people to a country with "egregious human rights violations and abuses."
- Anwar emphasized that while he welcomes returns, "We can accept Myanmar, but they must accept back," demanding they "guarantee proper treatment to their own people" to prevent abuse.
- This visit serves as a diplomatic push for legitimacy by Min Aung Hlaing following his 2021 coup, a move complicated by ASEAN's exclusion of Myanmar from high-level meetings and a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people.
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Myanmar military leader arrives in Malaysia as repatriations draw crit
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing will arrive in Malaysia on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as the military-backed leader once shunned by regional nations seeks international legitimacy. The two-day visit comes as Malaysia pushes ahead [...]
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AlKhaleej TodayMyanmar's military-backed leader set for Malaysian red carpet
Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing will arrive in Malaysia on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as the two Southeast Asian nations work to repatriate thousands of Myanmar nationals despite international criticism of the transfers.
Once shunned, Myanmar’s military-backed leader set for Malaysian red carpet
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing will arrive in Malaysia on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as the military-backed leader once shunned by regional nations seeks international ...
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