Anwar says Myanmar agrees to accept 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia
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JELEBU, July 29 — Myanmar has agreed to take in about 5,000 Rohingya refugees currently in Malaysia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.He said the matter was initially...
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He said the matter was initially difficult to implement but was eventually achieved through the good relations between Malaysia and Myanmar.
“People ask to send them back (the Rohingya refugees), but send them back where? Send them to Myanmar... previously, they (Myanmar) did not want to accept them.
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