KUALA LUMPUR: On Saturday, Malaysia announced that it had withdrawn two boats carrying over 300 unauthorized migrants from Myanmar from its territorial seas. Late Friday night, the boats were found two nautical miles (3.7 kilometres) southwest of the northern resort of Langkawi, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
Before sending the boats out to the national maritime boundary to continue their journey, MMEA offered aid, such as food and potable water, according to a statement released by Director-General Mohd Rosli Abdullah. To gather further details about the movements of these vessels, we are also collaborating closely with Thai officials.
After their boat came aground in Langkawi on Friday, Malaysian police arrested over 200 alleged Rohingya migrants from Myanmar.
In their primarily Buddhist birthplace of Myanmar, the Rohingya face persecution; many of them escape to refugee camps in Bangladesh or wealthy, Muslim-majority Malaysia.
They frequently travel months at sea in terrifying conditions to reach Malaysia by boat or enter the nation illegally through its weak border with Thailand. If apprehended, they are frequently taken to detention facilities, which rights organizations claim are usually soiled and overcrowded.
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