Klang MP Charles Santiago asked for genuine reformation to stop any violence against the ethnic group.

“Push for investigations. Investigators must be able to visit the affected areas.

“If violence is proven, then Asean foreign ministers must explore the formation of an interim task force to investigate the issues.”

The emergency meeting was called by Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss the situation in Rakhine state.

Santiago said it should be seen as an opportunity to discuss the issue openly.

He said the meeting, to be held in Yangon, was a recognition that the ongoing Rohingya crisis was of regional concern and that crimes against humanity were being committed.

Santiago was speaking during an exhibition by famous Bangladeshi photographer, Saiful Hiq Omi.

The exhibition held at Whitebox in Publika is on till Dec 22 and aims to highlight the grim lives of the Rohingyas in Myanmar and the fate of unregistered refugees in Malaysia.

Santiago said he hoped the Rohingyas in Malaysia will be allowed to work to enable them to be economically independent.

Saiful meanwhile said he planned to take the photography exhibition all over the world to create better awareness of the crimes committed against the Rohingyas.

“When I first visited the camps nine years ago, I was shocked to see the suffering.

“The images never left me. I hope to create awareness on the injustice against the Rohingyas.”

He said if nothing was done in the next few months to stop the “genocide”, it would mean the United Nations and Asean had failed to stop the “ethnic cleansing” going on there.

On Dec 13, Human Rights Watch published new satellite imagery which indicated that more than 1,500 buildings had been razed to the ground in Rakhine state over the past two months.

It also revealed patterns suggesting the Myanmar military was responsible for the arson.

According to the latest UN estimates, around 30,000 people, mostly Rohingyas, have been displaced as the result of violence and 130,000 remain without access to humanitarian aid.

Prime Minister Najib Razak led a Dec 4 rally in Kuala Lumpur during which he condemned the violence against the Rohingya Muslims as genocide and urged other Asian nations to increase pressure on Myanmar to stop the violence.