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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Malaysia pledges RM10 million for Rakhine

Najib Razak hopes countries in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation will also extend a helping hand.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will contribute RM10 million to assist in humanitarian efforts and social rehabilitation projects in Rakhine state, Najib Razak said.
The prime minister said the fund would be used to build infrastructure, such as educational and medical institutions.
“Malaysia will also continue to extend its support to human resource development through the Malaysia Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP).
“Currently, Myanmar is the largest recipient of the MTCP among Asean countries.
“I encourage and welcome any pledge of assistance from other member states,” he said when delivering his keynote address at the extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers on the Situation of The Muslim Minority Rohingyas here today.
He pointed out that in recent years, Malaysia had been on the frontline as the country had been hosting around 56,000 displaced Rohingya men, women and children who had to flee from Rakhine state.
He said Malaysia was willing to shoulder the financial and social responsibility of providing shelter and basic necessities to these Rohingyas.
“It is the morally right thing to do. However, the fact that they have been forced to flee is a tragic indictment of the situation they faced at home,” he said and alluded Malaysia’s fear for Rohingyas’ vulnerability to become human trafficking victims, as well as infiltration of militant elements among them.
The premier also called on the OIC member states to recognise that it was their collective responsibility to assist “our brothers and sisters in Rakhine state” in the name and spirit of Islamic solidarity.
He pointed out that it was incumbent upon OIC members to do all they could to save Rohingyas from the humanitarian tragedy they suffered.
Touching on how to resolve the plight, the prime minister called on the Myanmar government to end the killings, violation of women and girls, the persecution and the denial of basic rights.
He said Malaysia recognised Myanmar as an important and significant partner that could not be left out in the region and “Myanmar has no firmer friend than Malaysia”.
According to reports, the ongoing crisis in Rakhine state has caused thousands of Rohingyas to flee Myanmar with reports of atrocities, including rape and murder, which have been denied by the Myanmar government. -FMT

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