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Rare red carpet in KL for Myanmar’s leader sparks outrage, but signals shifting ASEAN stance

Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing (left) with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya on Oct 8.

Malaysia to work towards Myanmar’s full reintegration into ASEAN, PM says

Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing (left) walking with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya on Oct 8.

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Malaysia; repatriation among key issues

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing will be accorded an official welcoming ceremony at the Perdana Putra Complex on Oct 8.

Malaysia says around 10,000 Myanmar nationals sent home since January

Malaysia has taken in around 193,000 refugees from Myanmar, according to UN data, but it has grown increasingly frustrated by their presence.

First batch of migrants from Malaysia under repatriation plan return to war-torn Myanmar

Myanmar Navy vessels used to pick up repatriated Myanmar nationals docked at the Lumut Naval Base in Malaysia on Sept 29.

Myanmar ships with returnees from Malaysia enter home waters, state media says

Three Myanmar navy vessels carried 1,476 Myanmar nationals into Myanmar waters on Oct 1.

UN refugee agency concerned by Malaysia returns to Myanmar

A Myanmar national due to be repatriated from Malaysia stands at Lumut, Malaysia, September 29, 2026. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

Malaysia starts sending Myanmar migrants home

This 2019 photo shows Rohingya refugees who landed on an isolated northern shore near the Malaysia-Thai border and were detained by Malaysian immigration authorities.

Malaysia begins deportations, but hostility towards Rohingya refugees not stopping any time soon

Rohingya refugees removed from the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia’s migrant return plan chills Myanmar Rohingya

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants are due to be sent home from Malaysia next week.

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