More than 1000 children detained in Immigration centres this year


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 17 Oct 2018

KUALA LUMPUR: More than one thousand children have been detained in the 13 detention centres across the country so far this year, says the Immigration Department.

Out of this number, Indonesian children from the largest number with 474, Myanmar (380), Thailand (139), Rohingya (136) and Cambodia (118), including others from Vietnam, Philippines, Bangladesh and China.

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