Responding to refugees

Reaching out: Irmawati Mohd Said, 37, adds her signature to others calling for support for the Rohingya at the Dec 4 rally at Stadium Titiwangsa. More Malaysians are also doing their bit to help the Rohingya refugees living here. — Bernama

Malaysia is not only well-placed to take a leadership role in resolving the Rohingya issue, but it can also lead the refugee response in the region.

MALAYSIA again reiterated its condemnation of the escalation of violence against the Muslim Rohingya minority in the Rakhine state of Myanmar at the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Yangon on Monday.