KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia mentioned on Saturday (4 January) it had expelled two boats carrying round 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the nation’s waters.
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) mentioned the vessels had been two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the northern resort of Langkawi late on Friday.
“The MMEA offered help, together with meals and ingesting water, earlier than expelling the boats in the direction of the nationwide maritime border to proceed their journey,” Director General Mohd Rosli Abdullah mentioned in an announcement.
“We are additionally working intently with the Thai authorities to acquire additional data on the actions of those vessels.”
Malaysian police arrested practically 200 suspected Rohingya migrants from Myanmar on Friday after their boat ran aground in Langkawi.
The Rohingya face persecution of their predominantly Buddhist homeland of Myanmar, with many fleeing to rich, Muslim-majority Malaysia or refugee camps in Bangladesh.
They typically endure harrowing, months-long sea journeys to reach in Malaysia by boat or sneak into the nation by the porous border with Thailand.
If caught, they’re typically despatched to detention facilities that rights teams say are typically overcrowded and soiled.
