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24 Rohingya migrants feared drowned in Langkawi waters

editor - July 26, 2020

Twenty-four migrants, believed to be Rohingyas, are feared to have drowned off the west coast of the island last night, according to a migrant who claimed to be a survivor.

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Myanmar seeks to reassure South-East Asian neighbours over Rohingya

editor - December 19, 2016

Yangon - Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi sought to reassure her South-East Asian neighbours on Monday amid growing concern for the country's...

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Malaysia’s PM berates Myanmar in pro-Rohingya rally

editor - December 4, 2016

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's leaders joined thousands of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to protest what they called "ethnic...

Members of Royal Malaysia Police forensic team exhume human remains from a grave found at Wang Burma hills at Wang Kelian, Perlis, Malaysia, 26 May 2015. Malaysian police were investigating forest and border officials for possible involvement in the trafficking of migrants, following the discovery of 139 graves in a reserve near the Thai border, a senior official said. Security forces last week found 139 graves, most containing several sets of remains, at 28 human trafficking camps in the forests of Padang Besar town in the state of Perlis. In Thailand this month authorities discovered several mass graves containing dozens of bodies thought to be of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants just over the border from Malaysia in the state of Songkhla.

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139 graves of migrants found! 12 Malaysian Police officers arrested!

editor - May 28, 2015

Wang Kelian (Perlis), May 28 - Members of Royal Malaysia Police forensic team exhumed yesterday human remains from a grave found at Wang Burma...

A member of the Malaysian navy patrols the area near Langkawi island, Malaysia, 15 May 2015. Malaysia's Maritime Enforcement Agency beefed up its patrols on its waters to prevent migrants from entering the country, after more than 1,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshi boat people landed in the northern island of Langkawi earlier in the week. Thousands of Rohingya, a stateless minority in predominately Buddhist Myanmar, travel through Thailand each month to reach Muslim-majority Malaysia or Indonesia.

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Malaysian Navy beefs up sea patrolling amidst arrival of Boat people

editor - May 16, 2015

Kuala Lumpur, May 16 - Pictures show members of the Malaysian navy patrolling yesterday, the area near Langkawi island, Malaysia. Malaysia's Maritime Enforcement Agency beefed...

A truck carrying Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants arrives at a temporary detention centre in Langkawi, Malaysia, 13 May 2015. Despite the risks, Rohingya people continue to leave Myanmar in large numbers, fleeing anti-Muslim violence and discrimination in the predominantly Buddhist country. The UN's refugee body said that between January and March this year, almost 25,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshis boarded smugglers' boats; double the number from the same period last year. More than 8,000 migrants were adrift off the coasts of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said 12 May 2015, posing a potential humanitarian crisis.

Rohingya refugees arrive in thousands!

editor - May 13, 2015

Langkawi, May 13 - A truck carrying Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants arrives at a temporary detention centre in Langkawi, Malaysia today. Despite the risks, Rohingya...