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KUALA LUMPUR/PHNOM PENH : Malaysia must assert strong diplomatic influence to address regional crises while upholding its humanitarian principles beyond South-East Asian borders.
These flashpoints in Asean’s backyard need urgent attention as Myanmar’s conflict is causing a massive humanitarian crisis while the maritime dispute is leading to bitterness among the grouping. Universiti Malaya’s Adjunct Professor of Regional and Global Affairs, Datuk Dr Ilango Karuppanna, said there is a pressing need for coherent strategies to address the intricate challenges posed by the South China Sea and Myanmar crises.
"In Myanmar, it is important to realise that there are two broad issues. One is the statehood, about power sharing between different stakeholders, and the other is a humanitarian crisis, with thousands of displaced Myanmar and the Rohingya people. These issues must be addressed separately rather than mixing them up,” Ilango, a former ambassador, told Bernama from Kuala Lumpur.
"Will Malaysia keep its national position or move towards a consensus position with one country. This remains an open question. And how will Asean Centrality fit into the changing world order,” stated Singh. "Malaysia is in a strategic position and its location too, it has to strike a balance between ASEAN and China, and play a diplomatic role and remain neutral to protect small states,” Phnom Penh-based International Relations Institute Director-General Dr Kin Phea told Bernama.
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