India Navy vessels reach Malaysia on a four-day good will visit; Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak expresses hope of national reconciliation in Myanmar; Kyrgyzstan seeks humanitarian aid from Malaysia to deal with ongoing unrest in the country;
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    • To commemorate the maritime cooperation between India and Malaysia, the Indian navy’s guided missile destoyers INS Rana, and INS Ranjit, along with fleet tanker INS Jyoti reached Malaysian Westport on June 20 on a four-day goodwill visit. According to the Indian Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet Rear Admiral P.Murugesan, this visit is an indicative of the long standing partnership between India and Malaysia.1

    Recently on the occasion of Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s 65th birthday on June 20, Malysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak expressed hope that national reconciliation would be possible in Myanmar. He further stated that the ruling junta was aware of the necessary measures needed to achieve that goal. While commenting on the role the ASEAN’s possible role on the reconciliation process, Najib stated that the organization hoped that the seven step ‘road map to democracy’ would be instrumental in building a peaceful, modern and new democracy in Myanmar.2

    The interim government in Kyrgyzstan has sought humanitarian aid from Malaysia for some two million affected people in order to deal with ongoing unrest there. Kyrgyzstan has requested Malaysia to provide the aid particularly in the form of food, flour, medicine, medical equipment, and tools for security agencies to enforce law and order.3

    Thai government has decided to conduct an opinion poll on the proposed reconciliation plan from June 18. This poll is to survey 100,000 people nationwide. Surveyed people will be basically asked about their aspirations for their country as well as the government after the recent political crisis. Results of the two-week long poll are expected to enable the government to convince the Thai people of the merits of the reconciliation plan.4

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