Rohingya aid ship expects to berth at Yangon port soon


Nautical Aliya captain Mohd Firdaus Faisal Mohamed (orange jacket) steering the ship through Myanmar's waters toward Yangon as Azeez looks on.

ANDAMAN SEA: The Rohingya aid ship is expected to berth at Yangon port in Myanmar at about 1.15pm local time (2.45pm Malaysia) on Thursday.

Mission organiser co-chief Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Rahim told The Star that the plan was to unload some 200 tonnes of food at the port and leave by 8pm local time.

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