Myanmar Migrants Returned to War-Torn Nation From Malaysia
Rights groups and the United Nations questioned whether the returns were voluntary and safe as Malaysia prepared a second group of more than 3,500 migrants.
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Myanmar migrants returned to war-torn nation from Malaysia
Three ships carrying Myanmar migrants had all docked at the Myanmar Navy base in Thanlyin just before 7:30 am (0100 GMT), said the naval official who AFP has kept anonymous as he was not authorised to speak to media. Hundreds of families were gathered at dawn to collect their relatives outside the base, where cars, taxis and buses were parked in ranks preparing to take them away, AFP journalists saw. Kyaw Myint, 55, told AFP he was there to coll…
Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants returned to their country from Malaysia on Sunday in a controversial repatriation program as the country's civil war continues to rage. Three Myanmar Navy ships, carrying 1,476 migrants, docked at Myanmar's Thanlyin naval base shortly before 7:30 a.m. ... More www.ertnews.gr
PETALING JAYA: Three Myanmar naval ships carrying 1,476 citizens detained in Malaysia are expected to dock in the country tomorrow. Myanmar news portal, Popular News Journal reported that the three ships departed from the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Lumut Base, Perak on September 29 and entered Myanmar waters on September 1.
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