February 5, 2017

Bangladesh blockade of food flotilla regrettable, says Anifah

Foreign Minister Anifah Aman yesterday met with the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia, Md Shahidul Islam at the Foreign Ministry in Putrajaya.

Wisma Putra in a statement said the meeting was aimed at seeking clarification from the Bangladesh government on its decision not to allow the Humanitarian Mission – Food Flotilla for Myanmar to provide humanitarian aid to the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

During the meeting, Anifah expressed deep regret over the Bangladesh government’s decision, given the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries.

“The High Commissioner acknowledged my concern and will revert after getting further clarification from the Bangladesh government,” he said in the statement. (Courtesy of freemalaysiatoday.com)

Cambodian PM not support any attempt to internationalize Myanmar's Rohingya issue

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Saturday that the country would not support any attempt to internationalize the issue of Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, according to Information Minister Khieu Kanharith.

The prime minister expressed the country's position during a meeting with Myanmar's president U Htin Kyaw at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Khieu Kanharith wrote on his Facebook after the meeting.

"We do not agree with any attempt to internationalize the Rohingya issue, considering it as the Myanmar's internal issue, and the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Charter also bans members from interfering in others'internal affairs," he quoted the prime minister as saying to the Myanmar president. (Courtesy of shanghaidaily.com)

Christian group sends hope to Rohingyas via food flotila

The Association of NextGen Christians of Malaysia (ANCOM) joined the coalition of humanitarian NGOs led by the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (Mapim) and Kelab Putera 1Malaysia to support the mission to deliver humanitarian aid to the Rohingyas in Myanmar via a food flotilla.

ANCOM advisor Jason Leong said the group felt deeply the pain and suffering of the Rohingyas in Myanmar and wanted to do their part to help.

“We stand with those who suffer in our words, prayers and deeds,” he said in a statement on Friday.

“As such, we urge more Christians to speak up and stand in solidarity with Muslims with regard to the Rohingya situation because this issue now is much larger than a Myanmar-only problem; it affects every single one of us globally as humans because it is a humanitarian crisis,” he said while referring to the atrocities committed against the ethnic minority in the country. (Courtesy of nst.com.my)