Police have confirmed having detained 196 ethnic Rohingya who landed at Teluk Yu Beach in Langkawi early on Friday (Jan 3).
Malaysian 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.
Malaysia's coast guard intercepted two boats carrying nearly 300 undocumented Myanmar migrants near Langkawi. The migrants, suspected to be Rohingya, were provided with food and water. The incident ...
Authorities provided food and water to nearly 300 Myanmar migrants found Friday on boats two nautical miles off Langkawi's ...
On Friday, Malaysian police had detained 196 undocumented Myanmar migrants after their boat landed on a beach at Langkawi. Police said all the migrants, 71 children and 57 women among them ...
Malaysia, a Muslim-majority nation, has been a common destination for Rohingya refugees. However, the country does not ...
Malaysia's coast guard escorted away from its waters two boats carrying almost 300 undocumented Myanmar migrants found in a state of exhaustion for lack of food and water, a top agency official said.