Over 260 held, one dead body found after boat carrying Rohingya intercepted off Langkawi

By JUSTIN ZACK

Picture by GC Tan/The Star

PETALING JAYA: A joint task force intercepted a boat carrying Rohingya that was en route to Langkawi.

The task force, comprising the Armed Forces, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the police, said that the boat was located Monday (June 8) at around 5am.

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MMEA , Rohingya , Langkawi , KM Kimanis

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