Malaysia breaks with Asean over Rohingya crisis

[Bilal9]

File photo : Anifah Aman
Breaking News September 25, 2017 17:28

Malaysia said on Sunday that it had distanced itself from the Asean chairman’s recent statement on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, which was issued at the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday.

In a surprise statement, Malaysia, one of Asean’s 10 member states, said it considered that the chairman’s comments misrepresented what had really happened in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

“In this regard, Malaysia has made known its concerns, but they were not reflected in the chairman’s statement,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anifah Aman.

“Hence, the chairman’s statement was not based on consensus. The statement also omits the Rohingya as one of the affected communities.”

The Philippines is this year’s chairman of the 10 member Asean group whose chairmanship rotates annually.

In the statement issued on September 24, Anifah said Kuala Lumpur condemned the attacks against Myanmar security forces launched by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army on August 25.

However, the subsequent “clearance operations” by Myanmar authorities were disproportionate, the Malaysian statement continued, in that it had led to the deaths of many innocent civilians and displaced more than 400,000 Rohingya.

“We express grave concerns over such atrocities which have unleashed a full-scale humanitarian crisis that the world simply cannot ignore but must be compelled to act upon,” the minister continued.

Malaysia then strongly urged the Myanmar government to end the violence, stop the destruction to lives and property, allow immediate unimpeded access for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Rohingya and all affected communities, and resolve the Rohingya refugee problem.

He also urged that viable, long-term solutions to the root causes of the conflict be found in order for Rohingya and affected communities to be able to rebuild their lives.

“We also urge Myanmar to fulfil its commitment to immediately implement the recommendations of the final report of the [UN] Advisory Commission of the Rakhine state,” he said.

Malaysia dispatched humanitarian aid to Bangladesh on September 9 and has pledged to continue to offer support.

Asean is comprised of Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand.

 

[UKBengali]

@madokafc

So when will Indonesia do the same?

 

[kaykay]

break away? where? I see nothing which suggests that. Misleading title.

 

[Nike]

Whatever Malaysian said in Rohingyas issues doesnt bring end to the conflict.

 

[Gibbs]

break away? where? I see nothing which suggests that. Misleading title.

Exactly i dont see them making any sort of a "Break" from ASEAN policy.. They have infact acknowledged that attacks by Rohingya militants led to retaliatory action, Actually security and intelligent apparatus of all the countries in the world knows that, Thats why you wont find many national govt's loosing their marbles over the propaganda, no one wants to be seen pandering to non state actors who are equally responsible to the misery of those people, Especially a organization that has established links to other extremists in the Middle East

Well there a good reason that South East Asian Muslim majority Nations like Malaysia, Brunai and Indonesia continue to be prosperous, secular modern nations along with Asia minor nations like Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran.. While rest of their counterparts in the Gulf, South Asia and Northern Africa remain a clusterfeck.. Any guesses why ?

 

[hussain0216]

Exactly i dont see them making any sort of a "Break" from ASEAN policy

Well there a good reason that South East Asian Muslim majority Nations like Malaysia, Brunai and Indonesia continue to be prosperous, secular modern nations along with Asia minor nations like Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran.. While rest of their counterparts in the Gulf, South Asia and Northern Africa remain a clusterfeck.. Any guesses why ?

The gulf could buy and sell sri lanka a thousand times over

The south east Asian muslim states as well as Bangladesh are the only countries able to bring pressure on Myanmar, rest of muslim world is too far

 

[Gibbs]

The gulf could buy and sell sri lanka a thousand times over

The south east Asian muslim states as well as Bangladesh are the only countries able to bring pressure on Myanmar, rest of muslim world is too far

So ? They're too bust killing each other to do any of that, South East Asian states have made their stance clear.. Other than proclaiming sympathy for the victims, They wont do anything, They're not blinded by pseudo brotherhoods

Sympathize with Bangladesh though, they know Rohingya are their kindred, They're bound by blood though they dont want to admit it openly for obvious reasons, They're in a rock and a hard place

 

[hussain0216]

So ? They're too bust killing each other to do any of that, South East Asian states have made their stance clear.. Other than proclaiming sympathy for the victims, They wont do anything, They're not blinded by pseudo brotherhoods

Sympathize with Bangladesh though, they know Rohingya are their kindred, They're bound by blood though they dont want to admit it openly for obvious reasons, They're in a rock and a hard place

Who is the gulf killing? They have a standard of living that's better than most of the world

The situation in South East Asia must change in a world where bigotry is the norm they cant play at happy families

They have the power and influence to exert pressure

Social media is playing a big part in trying to awaken the populations of these states against e.g burmese and it must quicken


Bangladesh has 1 million buddists if they weren't so dickless they woukd simply have targeted this community snd sent hundreds of thousands in Myanmar's direction, their docile behaviour has got them cornered

 

[Bennedict]

It's more like Malaysia displeased by Philippines statement of Rohingya issue, not that they break away from ASEAN.

 

[idune]

break away? where? I see nothing which suggests that. Misleading title.

indian genocidal vision is blind, no point trying to "see".

It's more like Malaysia displeased by Philippines statement of Rohingya issue, not that they break away from ASEAN.

not breaking away from ASEAN but breaking away from ASEAN official statement. Learn to read and understand.

 

[Mage]

Bangladesh has 1 million buddists if they weren't so dickless they woukd simply have targeted this community snd sent hundreds of thousands in Myanmar's direction

What's with this nonsense? Two wrongs doesn't make it right.

 

[Nilgiri]

Sympathize with Bangladesh though, they know Rohingya are their kindred, They're bound by blood though they dont want to admit it openly for obvious reasons, They're in a rock and a hard place

You are right that BD people here don't want to say the obvious....it would be tantamount to a full defeat on both their claims and realised policies.

Honestly BD should have been pragmatic and negotiated and made a deal on the issue decades ago....they would have at least far far better relations with Burma and a more integrated, prosperous Rohingya within BD.

Now they are stuck with Rohingya who are fresh from a turmoil, feeling alienated by everyone and economically deprived (capital acquisition has to start from 0 now)...and a very hostile Burma too....and very brittle powder keg situation overall....that BD certainly has no choice but to walk around because they aren't getting any guaranteed EOD help from anyone that matters.

Bad long term planning by BD....and now its pretty much too late. Burma will just counter-accelerate anything the Rohingya militants (ARSA etc) try, they know the model works....and is heavily skewed in their favour.

All because BD chose to bark way louder than it can bite.

 

[ashok321]

Malaysia can not afford to break away from ASEAN on whom its trade & investment depends. In fact it is deeply rooted. Malaysia as a creditor nation invests more overseas.

 

[Shorisrip]

Bangladesh has 1 million buddists if they weren't so dickless they woukd simply have targeted this community snd sent hundreds of thousands in Myanmar's direction, their docile behaviour has got them cornered

Are you an idiot or what?

Majority of Bangladesh's Buddhists belong to the Bengali Buddhist Barua community of Chittagong, and they are among the most patriotic communities in the country.

We should rather evict the idiots with the same mentality as you.

 

[Bennedict]

indian genocidal vision is blind, no point trying to "see".



not breaking away from ASEAN but breaking away from ASEAN official statement. Learn to read and understand.

Indian? Who's Indian? Don't know the difference between Indonesia and India? How quaint

And Philippines IS the current chairman of ASEAN, learn to read more about your surroundings, not obsessed by Rohingyas