At UN, Dr M blasts international community over continued inaction on Rohingya crisis

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25 September 2019 

BY JOSEPH RAJ

 Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an event at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York September 25, 2019. — Picture via Twitter

NEW YORK, Sept 25 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad criticised the United Nations for its “deafening silence” on the Rohingya crisis.
“It is clear that the Myanmar government is unwilling to take any action to resolve the crisis.

“Therefore, it is left up to us — the international community — to do something about the situation.

“For a start, the UN should play its role, taking into account that it was established in hopes of preventing future human-made miseries. Its silence is deafening,” he said during a high-level side event entitled “Rohingya Crisis — A Way Forward” at the 74th United Nations General Assembly here today. 

US Offers New Aid Package for Rohingya; Bangladeshi, Malaysian PMs Push for Repatriation

Radio Free Asia
2019-09-25

Rohingya refugees stretch their hands to receive aid distributed by local organizations at Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Sept.14, 2017. Reuters 

The United States has announced more than $127 million in new humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees, while the leaders of Bangladesh and Malaysia called on Myanmar to create conditions for repatriating the stateless people.

More than 740,000 Rohingya fled from Myanmar’s Rakhine state to neighboring Bangladesh amid a brutal counter-offensive launched by the military in response to attacks by Rohingya insurgents on border police and army posts in August 2017.

Malaysian premier’s remarks on Rohingya angers Myanmar

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Sorwar Alam 

01.08.2019

ANKARA 

 

Activists back Mahathir for calling end to genocide and restoring full rights to Rohingya

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s comments on the Rohingya genocide has angered Myanmar, as it continued to deny crimes against the Muslim community in Rakhine state.

In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency last week, Mahathir had said that the Rohingya faced “massacre or genocide” and “they should either be treated as nationals, or they should be given their territory to form their own state.”

Mahathir's Rohingya proposal spurs mixed reactions

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Riyaz ul Khaliq 

30.07.2019 

Separate state for persecuted community seen as concrete step toward resolving crisis, but some Rohingya disagree 

A recent proposal by Malaysian premier that the Rohingya ethnic minority should be given the chance to form their own state drew cautious reactions from members of the persecuted community.

"We are asking for our innate right of citizenship and ethnic rights,” said Hla Kyaw, head of the European Rohingya Council.

Dr M: Rohingyas should be citizens or be given their own state

malaymail 
27 July 2019

 Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu during a meeting with their Turkish counterparts at the Presidential Complex in Ankara July 25, 2019. — Bernama pic

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — The Rohingyas should be treated as Myanmar nationals or be given a chance to form their own state, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
He said even though Malaysia generally does not wish to interfere with the internal affairs of other countries, it does so in this case due to the massacre or genocide that is happening in Myanmar.

EXCLUSIVE - Mahathir: Malaysia sees Turkey as alternative trade partner

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Mehmet Ozturk, Sorwar Alam and Zuhal Demirci |
26.07.2019
ANKARA

Malaysia’s PM talks to Anadolu Agency on bilateral ties with Turkey, global issues such as Rohingya, Uighur and Palestine

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad said on Friday that Turkey could be an alternative source of import for his country.

In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency in the capital Ankara during his tightly packed four-day official visit to Turkey, the veteran politician of Muslim world talked about bilateral issues along with the Rohingya crisis, the Palestinian cause and the situation of Uyghur Muslims in East Turkestan, the area otherwise known as China’s Xinjiang province.

PM Mahathir vows ahead of ASEAN meet to help Rohingya bound for Malaysia

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21 Jun 2019 

Last year Mahathir Mohamad castigated Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for defending the military's crackdown on the Rohingya. (Photo: AFP/Mohd RASFAN)

 

BANGKOK: Malaysia's prime minister on Friday (Jun 21) vowed to help Rohingya Muslims seeking refuge in Malaysia, reiterating the call for Southeast Asian leaders to "stop the oppression" of the stateless minority group expelled from Myanmar.