# Malaysia’s Anwar to host Myanmar leader as repatriations near 10,000

https://mins.news/en/item/87649

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 08:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/malaysias-anwar-to-host-myanmar-leader-as-repatriations-surpass-10000?traffic_source=rss

> Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing will visit Kuala Lumpur in the next few days. About 10,000 people have been returned to Myanmar since January, including nearly 1,500 sent by sea last week under a bilateral arrangement. Rights groups and UNHCR warn returnees could face danger.

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