Apr 8, 2019 | Boat People, Malaysia, News / Article
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities on Monday were on the lookout for boats believed to be carrying up to 200 Rohingya after dozens of migrants were found near a beach in the country’s north. Scores of Rohingya Muslims have boarded boats in recent...
Apr 8, 2019 | Boat People, Malaysia, Report
A report based on a multi-year independent investigation had been released by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), and human rights advocacy group Fortify Rights on Wednesday, March 20. The 121-page report, titled ‘Sold Like Fish’ focuses on the human...
Apr 5, 2019 | Bangladesh, Boat People
No smuggler could be arrested in the drive on Kachchhapia Dhala area under Hoaikyong union around 8pm on Friday following a tip-off, Teknaf Police Station OC Pradip Kumar Das said. The detained Rohingyas include 50 men, 39 women and 26...
Apr 5, 2019 | Bangladesh, Boat People, Malaysia, Refugee, Thailand
In January 2015, Malaysian police officers were patrolling a remote stretch of the Thailand-Malaysia border when they made a startling discovery: a cluster of makeshift cages, draped in tarp and fenced in with barbed wire, with dozens of people trapped inside. It was...
