Malaysian aerospace business with the murderous Myanmar military exposed | Justice For Myanmar 10/20/26, 11:27 AM At the same time, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s engagement with Min Aung Hlaing has lent the junta false legitimacy, emboldening it to continue committing the very same violence that Malaysia was condemning. Min Aung Hlaing is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya, and cases involving the military’s atrocities are ongoing at the International Court of Justice and in Argentina. The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has applied for a warrant for Min Aung Hlaing's arrest. In 2025, as Malaysian companies were doing business with the Myanmar military and its brokers, Anwar Ibrahim met with Min Aung Hlaing in Thailand to urge a humanitarian ceasefire following the junta’s deadly airstrikes. Min Aung Hlaing’s October 2026 visit to Malaysia continues this false legitimisation. This visit follows Malaysia’s "return" of Rohingya and other Myanmar people, defying concerns expressed by the UN Refugee Agency and objections from civil society groups who have called on Malaysia to halt its planned refoulement. The Myanmar military junta continues to face widespread condemnation for its international crimes. In September, the junta launched an airstrike on a market in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, killing at least 50 people, which UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk deplored. In 2026, the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar noted that the Myanmar military “has become increasingly reliant on aerial operations”, and that its investigations “reveal a pattern of aerial attacks deliberately targeting civilian https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/stories/malaysian-aerospace-business-with-the-murderous-myanmar-military-exposed Page 13 of 18