Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats after nearly 200 detained
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's coastguard said on Friday 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.
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 Intensifies Patrols Amid Surge of Myanmar Migrants
The Malaysian coastguard is doubling its patrols to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants after detaining nearly 200 on Langkawi island. The focus is on preventing further entries amid ongoing Rohingya refugee movements from Myanmar.
Malaysia detains 196 Rohingya migrants after boat capsizes
KUALA LUMPUR: 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. The group comprises 68 men, 57 women, 32 boys and 39 girls, police said.
Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats after nearly 200 people detained
The coastguard says 196 migrants, thought to be Rohingya refugees, were detained on Friday on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi.
MMEA on lookout for 2 boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants
This follows the detention of 196 individuals from a boat that sank off Pantai Teluk Yu, Langkawi, early Friday morning.
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