Asean must do more to address Rohingya issue, says expert

Myanmar Rohingya refugees look on in a refugee camp in Teknaf, in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, on Nov 26, 2016. - AFP.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia cannot go it alone in solving the Rohingya issue in Myanmar, said an expert on international relations.

“The other members of Asean should also do it. They need to corner Myanmar … Asean needs to do more,” said University Malaya lecturer Dr Jatswan Singh at a forum on the plight of the Rohingya recently.