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PETALING JAYA: Myanmar citizens in Malaysia are very concerned about the political situation at home and say that they are losing hope for the future of their country.
They believe that the military coup has reversed what little freedom the country had achieved a few years ago.
An NGO worker, Nanj Moon, 42, said there was a feeling of pessimism among the Myanmar community in Malaysia.
“People are worried about their families at home. We find it hard to eat.
“This is the first time I have shed tears over the political situation in the country,” said Moon, who is from Shan State in northern Myanmar.
Than Phe Lay, who is a representative of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said they would make their feelings heard through online protests.
He said that due to the movement control order, they were unable to send a memorandum to the Myanmar embassy.
“The military government should release all detained leaders immediately,” he said.
Aung Aung, 60, is scheduled to return to Myanmar in the next few days, and for him it is a bittersweet feeling to be returning home after 30 years.
He fled Myanmar to Malaysia in 1989 following civil unrest in the country.
“I want to return to my homeland, but I do not agree with the military government. I have no choice but to go back because I want to see my sisters who are very old, ”he said.
Malaysia has a sizeable population of Myanmar citizens who mostly come here for economic reasons. There is also a huge community of refugees from Myanmar.
Kyaw Than, 37, who works at a chicken rice shop in Kuala Lumpur, said he was elated with the results of the November elections last year, but these sentiments have now changed with the coup.
“I’m very furious. When are things going to get better?” Said Kyaw Than, who has been in Malaysia for five years.
On Monday, a one-year state of emergency was declared in Myanmar, hours after leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top figures from the ruling NLD party were detained in a morning raid.
The Myanmar military has said that power was handed over to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Min Aung Hlaing.
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