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Malaysia says around 10,000 Myanmar nationals sent home since January
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday that around 10,000 Myanmar nationals have been sent back to their country since January, part of efforts to repatriate refugees who fled a civil war. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a 2021 coup triggered a nationwide civil war, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to cross its borders into neighbouring countries. Malaysia has taken in around 193,000 refugees from Myanmar, according to UN data, but it has grown increasingly frustrated by their presence, saying that hosting them has become a financial burden and a security...
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