Malaysia begins screening 5,000 refugees for their planned return to Myanmar

Malaysia has started documenting and screening detained Myanmar nationals as part of a repatriation program

Malaysia has started documenting and screening detained Myanmar nationals as part of a repatriation program

Malaysia begins screening 5,000 refugees for their planned return to Myanmar  AP News

Malaysian PM says these matters require 'careful diplomacy' 1 MIN(s) ago UPDATED 2 MIN(s) ago The Star/ANN File photo of Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim//AFP Myanmar has agreed to take back 300,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh as part of ongoing repatriation efforts, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said.Anwa

Around 126,000 Rohingya refugees are registered with the UNHCR in Malaysia as of the end of February.

Malaysia’s claim that Myanmar has agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya has raised hopes of easing pressure on the country’s strained refugee system but also drawn alarm from activists over the risks of returning members of the persecuted minority to a place still engulfed by conflict. Rights groups say any movement of re

BUKIT KAYU HITAM, July 30 — The Home Ministry (KDN) has begun identifying, documenting and screening Rohingya refu...

​There has recently been tension between the refugees and local Malaysian communities.

Malaysian PM says Myanmar agrees to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia  Reuters