DPM: Asean leaders support Malaysia’s stand

Warm ties: Dr Ahmad Zahid sharing a light moment with Sieng Lapresse, a Cambodian senior official, as they walk to the main stage to have pictures taken, at the AMMTC meeting in Manila. — Bernama

MANILA: Malaysia has strongly questioned the manner in which Myanmar is addressing the Rohingya issue, saying that the country had denied permission for the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the ethnic group and, more disappointingly, killed Rohingya women and children as well.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysia had no intention of meddling in Myanmar’s domestic affairs but it could not accept the country’s crackdown on the Rohingya and wanted the issue to be resolved in a democratic way and in accordance with international standards.