Bangladesh tries to stop Rohingya risking their lives at sea – official
DHAKA, Dec 30 — Bangladesh is trying to stop Rohingya refugees risking their lives in boats to Southeast Asia, a government official said, amid fears...
Over 200 Rohingya adrift at sea safely reach Indonesia, 26 dead — UN
DHAKA, Dec 28 — Another 232 Rohingya people safely reached ashore in northwestern Indonesia over the past few days after they took a risky sea...
Deadliest year for Rohingya at sea in years as 180 presumed drowned
NEW DELHI/DHAKA, Dec 27 — The possible sinking of a boat in recent weeks with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board could make 2022 one of...
Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia after a month adrift at sea
JAKARTA, Dec 25 — Dozens of Rohingya refugees landed on the shores of Indonesia’s Aceh province on Sunday following demands from humanitarian organisations to allow...
Deportation of refugees: Do not meddle in Malaysia’s affairs, says minister
KOTA BHARU, Oct 27 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has told the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) as well as any...
Agents bringing in Rohingyas also helped obtain UNHCR cards — Immigration D-G
TASEK GELUGOR, Sept 17 — The Immigration Department (JIM) has found that some ethnic Rohingyas have entered the country using the services of agents who...
Putrajaya approves tracking system on UNHCR refugees
LARUT, July 23 — The government yesterday approved the adoption of the Tracking Refugees Information System (TRIS) on all United Nations High Commission for Refugees...
49 immigrants nabbed in Ampang
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — The Immigration Department detained 49 immigrants for various offences including not having valid travel documents and passes suspected to be...
Home Ministry questions arbitary provision of UNHCR refugee cards
KAPAR, May 28 — The Home Ministry (KDN) today questioned the actions of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in providing refugee identification...
More than 100 mln people forcibly displaced in the world — UN
GENEVA, May 23 — More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on...
Allow refugees to work so they can contribute to Malaysian economy
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — The protests and breakout at the temporary immigration detention centre in Sungai Bakap, Penang, last week have renewed calls for...
Rohingya refugees treated well — Hamzah
SELAMA, April 23 — Rohingya refugees in this country are being treated well, although Malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and...