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Weapons and legitimacy for brutal regime: Malaysian govt-linked firms aiding Myanmar junta, group reveals

Malaysia Times desk Original: MalaysiaNow↗ 10/7 15:46 X
Weapons and legitimacy for brutal regime: Malaysian govt-linked firms aiding Myanmar junta, group reveals
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It comes as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reverses a decades-old policy of shunning the repressive regime by rolling out the red carpet for its military leader.

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Malaysian companies, including those linked to the government, have supplied or sought to supply aircraft parts and maintenance services to the Myanmar military, even as the junta continues its brutal campaign that has recently seen aerial attacks on civilians, an activist group that focuses on exposing the junta's cartel reveals.

Justice For Myanmar, citing leaked documents and trade records, identified three Malaysian companies as having conducted or sought business with the Myanmar military and intermediaries between 2023 and 2026.

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Oct 7, 2026
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Oct 7, 2026
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