MMEA braces itself for influx of refugees

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director-general Maritime Admiral Datuk Zulkifli Abu Bakar speaking during an interview with The Star at his office in Putrajaya here.

PETALING JAYA: As hundreds of thousands of Rohingya flee their homeland in the face of a Myanmar military crackdown and with Thailand shutting its doors on these refugees, boatloads of the displaced are expected to come seeking refuge in Malaysian waters.

The Malaysia Maritime Enforce­ment Agency (MMEA) said the country would not turn them away but would instead treat them as victims of a humanitarian crisis.