Malaysia, Myanmar and Rohingya

Malaysia turns away boats with 300 ‘undocumented’ Myanmar migrants amid Rohingya crisis
Authorities provided food and water to nearly 300 Myanmar migrants found Friday on boats two nautical miles off Langkawi's coast, before escorting them out of Malaysian waters.
Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants south-west of Langkawi
Police also detained some 200 suspected Rohingya migrants after their boat ran aground on Jan 3. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island
Malaysian authorities say they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Muslim Rohingya refugees who had entered the country illegally.
Malaysia Turns Away Boat Carrying 300 Myanmar Refugees
Malaysia's coast guard has escorted two boats carrying nearly 300 undocumented Myanmar migrants from its waters.
Malaysia shuts doors on boats carrying nearly 300 Myanmar migrants
Malaysia, a Muslim-majority nation, has been a common destination for Rohingya refugees. However, the country does not officially recognize refugee status, and those intercepted are often placed in de
Malaysia detains 196 Rohingya migrants from Myanmar
alaysian police on Friday detained almost 200 migrants "believed to be Rohingya" from Myanmar after their boat ran aground on the northern resort island of Langkawi. The group comprises 68 men, 57 women, 32 boys and 39 girls, police said.
Malaysia's Standoff at Sea: Turning Away Rohingya Refugees
Malaysian authorities recently turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Rohingya refugees attempting to enter the country illegally. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency reported aiding the boats with supplies before escorting them away.
Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats after nearly 200 detained
Malaysia's coast guard said on Friday (Jan 3) it was doubling patrols in its waters to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants after almost 200 were detained on an island in the northwestern Malaysian state of Kedah.
Two boats with more than 260 Rohingya refugees arrives in Indonesia's coast
More than 260 weak and hungry Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, have landed in Indonesia in two boats
Malaysia expels two boats carrying 300 suspected Rohingya refugees
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said on Saturday that they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Myanmar immigrants, who the authority believed to be Muslim Rohingya
Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants
Malaysia said Saturday (Jan 4) that it expelled two boats ferrying about 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the country's waters. The Malaysian
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