( 07.12.2016 ) Clamp down on hate speech against Rohingyas, says ex-envoy

FMT  
Free Malaysia Today

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Lamenting hate speech in Myanmar, former Malaysian ambassador to Myanmar Mazlan Muhammad suggests there are lessons for Malaysians in this too.

KAJANG: Beyond stopping the violence against the Rohingyas, the Myanmar government should clamp down on hate speech against the community, says a former Malaysian ambassador to the country.

( 07.12.2016 ) Former ambassador tells of persecution faced by Rohingyas ( Free Malaysia Today )

Robin Augustin,

December 7, 2016

 

Former Malaysian ambassador to Myanmar fears repression of Rohingyas could lead to radicalisation of the minority Muslim community

KAJANG: Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority could become radicalised if they continue to be oppressed by the Myanmar government, a former Malaysian ambassador to the country fears.

Mazlan Muhammad, a retired diplomat who served as Malaysia’s envoy to Myanmar from 2008 to 2012, opened up about the extent of the persecution faced by the Rohingyas to FMT.

( 06.12.2016 ) Don’t push Myanmar too hard, ex-diplomat tells Putrajaya ( Free Malaysia Today )

Robin Augustin
|December 6, 2016

An ex-diplomat says Malaysia must opt for constructive engagement and gentle persuasion in trying to stop violence against Rohingyas.


PETALING JAYA: A former diplomat has warned Putrajaya against pushing Myanmar too hard on the Rohingya issue, saying it might tempt it to go back to the days when it isolated itself from the rest of the world.