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Dozens of Rohingya found in Malaysia

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Kuala Lumpur: Thirty-four Rohingya were found on a beach in Malaysia on Friday, police said, the first of the group thought to have arrived in the country by sea for almost a year. Local police officer Nahar Jalaluddin said the Rohingya were discovered on an isolated stretch of coast in the northern state of Perlis.


“They were tired, weak and hungry,” he said. “The refugees, who included men, women and children, are now in the custody of the immigration authorities.”


The official said he suspected they had been ferried into Malaysian waters from neighbouring Thailand by people smugglers under cover of darkness, and dumped close to the shore.


The New Straits Times newspaper reported that villagers found the Rohingya on the shore covered with mud and many were crying.


It is the first time since April 2018 that Malaysian authorities have found a group of Rohingya who made it to the country by sea.


It was not clear whether they had started their journey in Myanmar or Bangladesh, where huge numbers of Rohingya are living in refugee camps. — AFP


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