ASEAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS RISING INTOLERANCE IN MYANMAR

An event I attended.  The Roundtable on Tolerance in a People-Centered ASEAN, hosted by former Malaysian Foreign Minister Tan Sri Dr Syed Hamid Albar.  The event was held in Kuala Lumpur and it was good to see efforts to address issues of the raising violence in Myanmar. 

It is relevant today in as the ASEAN People's Forum is on the way right now. Our message is clear, ASEAN governments must review it interference policy, among other things.

Please share the Statement below.

Roundtable on Tolerance in a People-Centered ASEAN, hosted by former Malaysian Foreign Mminister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar.

For Immediate Release: 10 April 2015

STATEMENT: ASEAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS RISING INTOLERANCE IN MYANMAR

HUMANiTi Malaysia, in partnership with the OIC, KAICIID and ALTSEAN-Burma, convened a roundtable ‘Tolerance in a People-Centred ASEAN’ on 6-7 April 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event brought together diverse stakeholders from the ASEAN region, including representatives of more than 20 national, regional and international non-governmental organisations, to discuss key trends, issues of concern and share approaches to promote tolerance in ASEAN.

Over 50 years of independence....

........... our country has come to this:

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/selangor-religious-authorities-hunt-for-christians-who-used-allah-illegally

 

Our Prime Minister, Najib continue to give us boiler-plate, template statements to ask us to tolerate all those things. Not saying anything, seems totally disconnected with the real situation. We wonder where is the leadership in our leaders?

http://www.1malaysia.com.my/en/blog/mesej-krismas/

We do not tolerate it. We are also not angered by it and no, we do not hate or dislike the people who does this. We still love them all as fellow human being. This is what is is all about acceptance and appreciation of difference. inclusiveness. When can we get there?


Fortunately, there are voices of hope and sensibility here:

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/opinion/mujahid-yusof-rawa/article/selamat-hari-natal-my-message-of-peace

and many more whose voices that are not as loud. We hear you, we want to hear more!


My prayers for this day is to continue to bring out that the spirit of compassion, generosity and wisdom. Ultimately we all seek happiness.  Let's do it together!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!