KUALA LUMPUR: A Rohingya human rights organisation here has lauded Malaysia for disassociating itself from the Asean chairman’s statement on the situation in Rakhine state. “Malaysia is brave enough to tell the truth to the world about the plight of the Rohingya. “However, Malaysia stands firmly in its belief that the Myanmar government must stop the violence and all kinds of destruction towards the Rohingya ethnic minority. He had said Malaysia had made known its concerns but these had not been reflected in the chairman’s statement issued in New York on Saturday. “Hence, the chairman’s statement was not based on consensus.

Source: New Strait Times September 25, 2017 15:45 UTC