# Malaysia’s Myanmar outreach reflects wider regional shift, analyst says

https://mins.news/en/video/92565

- CNA, 2026-10-09 04:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhA1v6AASPc

> Hunter Marston of the Lowy Institute says domestic political pressures, including opposition to hosting Rohingya refugees, are partly driving Malaysia’s engagement with Myanmar. He notes Malaysia is the fifth ASEAN member to host Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing since 2021, raising questions about the bloc’s unity and the Five-Point Consensus’ future.

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