BAGAN DATUK: Malaysia will not arbitrarily issue United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cards to Rohingya who seek refuge in the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said this was to avoid the country being overburdened with a flood of Rohingya fleeing ethnic clashes in Myanmar.
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