Myanmar’s coup leader-turned-president wins back neighbours despite war
Summary
Myanmar’s coup leader and current president, Min Aung Hlaing, received a welcoming visit in Malaysia despite his role in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war. Malaysia invited him to discuss the return of Myanmar nationals living there and support Myanmar’s return to the regional group ASEAN, even though the group had previously excluded him.Key Facts
- Min Aung Hlaing led a coup in Myanmar in 2021 and became president afterward.
- His coup sparked a civil war causing about 100,000 deaths and 3.5 million people displaced.
- Malaysia hosts around 193,000 Myanmar nationals, many of whom are Rohingya Muslims facing persecution.
- Malaysia welcomed Min Aung Hlaing with honors and discussed taking back refugees at Myanmar’s expense.
- Malaysia supports Myanmar rejoining ASEAN, where Min Aung Hlaing had been barred for rejecting a peace plan called the Five Point Consensus.
- Min Aung Hlaing has also visited other ASEAN countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
- He has traveled to countries outside Southeast Asia, including India, China, Russia, and Belarus, promoting his government as stable.
- The US has begun limited talks with Myanmar’s military government, focusing on stopping scams targeting Americans, despite sanctions against Min Aung Hlaing for human rights abuses.
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