Myanmar satisfied with Malaysia’s handling of clashes

By ZUHRIN AHMAD, Thursday June 13, 2013  

PUTRAJAYA: The Myanmar government is satisfied with the way the Malaysian authorities handled the recent clashes among its citizens and pledged to cooperate fully to help resolve the issue.

Myanmar Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs U Zin Yaw said Thursday that the local police and immigration department had acted professionally.

"We are really happy with the cooperation," he said after meeting Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tunku Jaafar here.

U Zin also confirmed that the clashes were between rival groups of those who were living in Malaysia.

"It is not related to the violence in Myanmar and also did not involve local (Malaysian) people," he said.

Between May 30 and June 4, there have been seven clashes involving Myanmar nationals in Kuala Lumpur and parts of Selangor where four people died and several others were injured.



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