Malaysia's Myanmar outreach reflects wider shift in regional engagement: Analyst

CNA2 hours ago7:50

Malaysia's outreach to Myanmar is being driven in part by domestic political pressures, including opposition to hosting Rohingya refugees, says Hunter Marston, director of the Southeast Asia Program at Australian think-tank the Lowy Institute. Speaking on CNA's Asia First, he notes that Malaysia is the fifth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member state to host Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing since 2021, raising questions about the bloc's unity and the future of the Five-Point Consensus. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

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