Malaysia to invite Myanmar leader over Rohingya repatriation push

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he will invite Myanmar's coup leader turned civilian president Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit in a bid to expedite the repatriation of Rohingya refugees.

Anwar announced in July that Myanmar had agreed to take back 5,000 members of the persecuted Rohingya minority, in a rare repatriation push that has prompted concern from rights groups.

Malaysia hosts more than 215,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered with the UN refugee agency, including more than 126,000 Rohingya from Myanmar, its largest refugee community.�" AFP