Malaysia PM says he will do whatever possible to ensure Myanmar’s acceptance in regional community

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Reuters) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his government would do whatever possible to work with Myanmar and ensure the war-torn nation can be fully re-integrated ​into the Southeast Asian ASEAN bloc, following a meeting with ‌Myanmar s military-backed leader Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday. The former junta chief is on a two-day visit to Malaysia as he looks for greater international legitimacy after being appointed as president in April following an election that was widely criticised ‌by ​Western nations and rights groups as a ⁠sham. Myanmar has been in ⁠turmoil since Min Aung Hlaing led a military coup against a democratically elected government in 2021, triggering a nationwide civil war. Min Aung Hlaing and other senior Myanmar officials have been barred since ​2021 from attending summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after failing to adhere to an ASEAN-brokered peace plan, but ⁠some member countries have sought to re-establi