He said the Myanmar crisis can no longer be considered the internal affairs of the country because it has affected its neighbours, including Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, as a result of the influx of refugees fleeing the country.

“The ‘Asean way’ has been extremely productive in dealing with many other issues (in the region).

“However, it needs to be revised when it comes to the Myanmar crisis because constructive engagement has not been working,” he said in an interview with Thai Public Broadcasting Service.

Anwar said he had discussed issues concerning Myanmar with his counterparts in Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and Thailand during his official visits to these countries recently.

“As Indonesia is taking the lead (Asean chair) this year, I will probably speak to Indonesian President Jokowi (Joko Widodo) in the next one or two weeks.

“I’ll give him my views on what has happened (in Myanmar) and seek his wisdom in formulating new strategies.”

Anwar had met his Thai counterpart, Prayuth Chan o-cha, on Thursday.

He also reaffirmed that Malaysia would “do whatever is required” to facilitate the peace process in southern Thailand.

Malaysia is a facilitator of the peace dialogue process.