250 Rohingya refugees land on Langkawi beach


LANGKAWI: A boat with some 250 Rohingya refugees on board reached the shore near Langkawi's Ritz Carlton Hotel in the wee hours of Sunday morning (April 5).

A nearby villager, who declined to be named, said the wooden boat arrived around 5am on Sunday (April 5).

Pix courtesy of Laporan Kemalangan,Bencana, Khidmat Masyarakat Langkawi (LKBKML)Pix courtesy of Laporan Kemalangan,Bencana, Khidmat Masyarakat Langkawi (LKBKML)

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