MMEA sweeping Langkawi waters to locate more incoming Rohingya refugees


LANGKAWI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has activated Ops Guard following the discovery of a boat with almost 200 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

MMEA director-general Rear Admiral Datuk Mohd Rosli Abdullah said the operation was activated to find remnants of the refugees, reported to be on their way to Langkawi.

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