41 men, believed to be Rohingya, arrested on Perlis beach


  • Nation
  • Monday, 08 Apr 2019

PETALING JAYA: A group of men, believed to be Rohingya, were found stranded on a beach in Simpang Empat, Perlis, on Monday (April 8) morning.

The Perlis Border Security Agency (Aksem), together with the police and Kangar People's Volunteer Corps (Rela), detained the 41 men at the Kampung Sungai Padang beach at about 11.30am.

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