Min Aung Hlaing has won warmer treatment from ASEAN and other powers despite Myanmar's civil war, as Malaysia and others push for refugee returns and regional stability.
01Summary
- 01Malaysia hosted Min Aung Hlaing in Kuala Lumpur last week and gave him a red carpet welcome with an honour guard.
- 02After talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Myanmar said it was prepared to take back its nationals at its own cost.
- 03Malaysia hosts about 193,000 Myanmar nationals, most of them Rohingya Muslims, and the civil war in Myanmar has killed as many as 100,000 people and displaced at least 3.5 million.
- 04Min Aung Hlaing has also visited Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in recent months, and his spokesperson said Indonesia and Brunei could be next.
- 05Since April, he has also visited India, China, Russia and Belarus, while Reuters reported that Washington has begun direct talks with his government.
02Why it matters
The diplomatic reset could give Myanmar’s military more legitimacy while the war and displacement continue. It also affects refugees in Malaysia and the region’s approach to the Rohingya.
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