Cops nab 30 Rohingya refugees in waters off Langkawi
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Thirty Rohingya refugees were detained in Langkawi, Kedah yesterday after their boat had sailed into the country’s waters.
They alleged, however, that they had no intentions to enter Malaysia, but had to do so as the boat had run out of fuel, said Kedah police chief, Commissioner Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad.
“Preliminary investigations found that...
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