[4] Myanmar’s ten main exports items to Malaysia were rubber, fish, prawns, sesame, clothes, timber, tamarind, green gram, pigeon peas, and corn while its ten main imports items from Malaysia such as oil, raw plastics ware, petroleum and chemical products, metal construction appliances, wires, medical products, electrical and electronic machineries, mechanical appliances and crops oil.
I would call on Indonesian president Joko Widodo to also lead the world's largest Muslim country in protest against the treatment of the Rohingya.
[13] The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) said earlier following the decision of Myanmar government to halt its workers prior to the ongoing issues, the move will affect Malaysia industry.
[15] As a reaction, Myanmar nationalists, led by activist and monk Sayadaw Pamaukkha, began to protest against the Malaysian Prime Minister's decision to join the rally.
[19] As a condemnation to the Malaysian prime minister action, Myanmar protesters gather in Mahabandoola Park of Yangon on 5 December.
[3] While the Myanmar Committee for the Protection of Race and Religion of Ma Ba Tha slammed Malaysian Prime Minister action for meddling and “insulting Myanmar and Aung San Suu Kyi’s handling of the affairs” with the group leaders said a letter will be translated and delivered to the Malaysian embassy in Yangon.
[3] Myanmar journalist also explained that Suu Kyi are not ignoring the Rohingya plight as has been accused by Najib, but the new administration especially with her limited powers as well with many other Myanmar internal issues hardened the process much over when Rakhine State politicians continue to disapprove the attempts of State Counsellor's (headed by Suu Kyi) handling of the situation.
[22] Earlier in October 2016, a Malaysian Malay newspaper of Harian Metro reported on the behaviour of Rohingya in Malaysia who had been using government land without permission, operating business without licence and using public parking spaces like their own land for their business storage with the activities have been ongoing for more than 10 years ago without any action from the Malaysian local administration government.
[24] Thailand-based expert on ASEAN affairs, Kavi Chongkittavorn describe Malaysian Prime Minister actions “as an attempt to gain support from his country’s Muslim community and that his concern could be more effectively registered through discreet diplomacy than openly be made as the Myanmar government who will be held to consequences for what is happening after the accusations by the Malaysian leader as the issues is an internal problem that has regional implications”.
[3] United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association from Kenya, Maina Kiai lauded the Malaysian government efforts to fight for the marginalised Rohingya community but remind the government to look to their own minority groups first who been discriminated in the country before trying to look up on other countries issues.
[26][27][28] In addition, the poor condition of the already available Rohingya in Malaysia with most of them are unable to study or send their children to school, no access to healthcare, and their new children who born in the country are unregistered, unable to work legally and vulnerable to exploitation by unscrupulous employers as Malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention have mostly been criticised by journalists and non-governmental organisations in the country.
[33] The continuous acceptance of Muslim refugees from unstable countries under the excuse of “humanitarian concerns and religious sympathy” especially during Mahathir administration of strong Islamic foreign policy that was continued until this day by Najib received backlash from the Malaysian general public as this has been perceive that the government are putting more priority to foreigners than its own citizens suffering especially with the rampant crimes and social problems committed by the asylum seekers in Malaysia.
[38] Earlier, Malaysia's Foreign Ministry propose to hold an emergency meeting relating about the Rohingya in Laos but were rejected by the country.
The military government has been facing resistance from a broad coalition of armed groups, including ethnic minority militias and anti-coup forces.
The conflict in Myanmar has raised security concerns for Malaysia, as there is a risk of cross-border violence and increased criminal activity.
Overall, the civil war in Myanmar has had a significant impact on Malaysia, both in terms of humanitarian, security, economic, and diplomatic challenges.