Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats

Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats after nearly 200 detained
Malaysia's coast guard said on Friday (Jan 3) it was doubling patrols in its waters to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants after almost 200 were detained on an island in the northwestern Malaysian state of Kedah.
Malaysia detains 196 Rohingya migrants
Malaysia’s coastguard said yesterday it was doubling patrols in its waters to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants, after almost 200 were detained on an island in the northwestern Malaysian state of Kedah.
Malaysia Intensifies Patrols Amid Surge of Myanmar Migrants
The Malaysian coastguard is doubling its patrols to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants after detaining nearly 200 on Langkawi island. The focus is on preventing further entries amid ongoing Rohingya refugee movements from Myanmar.
Malaysia ramps up patrols after Myanmar migrant boat landings on Langkawi
Malaysia’s coastguard said on Friday it was doubling patrols in its waters to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants, after almost 200
Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats after nearly 200 people detained
The coastguard says 196 migrants, thought to be Rohingya refugees, were detained on Friday on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi.
Malaysia Detains 196 Rohingya Migrants From Myanmar
Malaysian police on Friday detained almost 200 migrants "believed to be Rohingya" from Myanmar after their boat ran aground on the northern resort island of Langkawi.
Malaysia doubles patrols to intercept Myanmar migrant boats after 200 detained
The coastguard said police had detained 196 undocumented Myanmar migrants in the early hours of Friday after their boat came ashore on a beach on the resort island of Langkawi.
MMEA on lookout for 2 boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants
This follows the detention of 196 individuals from a boat that sank off Pantai Teluk Yu, Langkawi, early Friday morning.
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