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WORLD2d agoCocaine under shoe insoles? 5 Malaysian nationals arrested on suspicion of smugglingFive Malaysian nationals have been arrested on suspicion of cocaine smuggling, with the drugs reportedly concealed under shoe insoles. This highlights an international effort to combat drug trafficking and the methods employed by smugglers.Asahi Shimbun
WORLDOct 41,500 Myanmar migrants return to MalaysiaTHANLYIN, Myanmar — Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia arrived in their war-torn home country on Sunday, a Myanmar Navy official said, returned under an opaque repatriation scheme. Three ships carrying Myanmar migrants had all docked at the Myanmar Navy base in Thanlyin just before 7:30 am, said the naval official who Agence France-Presse (AFP) has kept anonymous as he was not authorized to speak to media. Kyaw Myint, 55, told AFP he was there to collect three grandchildren who had been in Malaysian detention for one and a half years, and who he has not seen in six years. “Since they arrived in prison we lost contact with them,” he said. Now Kyaw Myint is worried about them being conscripted — “not only by the military but also by ethnic armed groups,” he added. There are concerns members of the persecuted Rohingya are among the group, after Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the returns against a backdrop of anti-Rohingya sentiment, but this has not been confirmed. Three Myanmar Navy ships left Malaysia on Tuesday carrying 1,476 migrants, according to the Myanmar government — the first of 5,000 that Anwar says Myanmar agreed to take back. The United Nations (UN) warns conditions in Myanmar, which has been consumed by civil war since a 2021 military coup, mean safe homecomings cannot be guaranteed as required under international law. “We have no idea how his life will be back in Myanmar,” said the 25-year-old sister of one migrant, who told his family he expected to be sent aboard the ships. “Our main concern is his arrival won’t be safe,” she told AFP from Malaysia, requesting anonymity for security reasons after losing contact with her brother before the vessels set sail. The arrivals were due to include 27 children and 79 women, Malaysian media said, the remaining 1,370 adult men. Free and informed Anwar announced the repatriations in July, just days after the detention of more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers in Kuala Lumpur amid rising xenophobia against refugees, particularly the Rohingyas in Malaysia. News of the returns sparked widespread concern, as members of the ethnic group fled Myanmar en masse following a military crackdown starting in 2017, which rights experts say amounted to genocide. Malaysia insists all returnees agreed to voluntary repatriation from detention centers, where Myanmar says they had completed sentences for immigration offenses. ‘No time to return’ Malaysia is already moving ahead with plans to return a second group of more than 3,500 migrants. Migrants have “imposed a significant financial burden on the nation, triggered serious social crises, and created tangible security threats for the Malaysian people,” the home ministry has said. Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing, the coup leader who was installed as civilian president this April, is expected to soon visit Malaysia to discuss the scheme. Yap Lay Sheng, a senior human rights specialist with Fortify Rights, told AFP: “There’s no telling how the regime would treat returnees.” “This is no time to return anyone forcibly to a country plagued by egregious human rights violations and abuses,” UN rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday.manilatimes · philippines
WORLDOct 43 students arrested in Malaysia over murder of girl found dead at schoolThree male students have been detained by police in connection with the murder of a Form Four female student whose body was discovered at a school in Yong Peng, Malaysia’s Johor state, on Saturday. The victim, identified as 16-year-old Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, was found dead inside the school hall at around 5.30pm, Sinar Harian reported. Police arrested the three 16-year-old suspects, who attend the same school as the victim, just hours after the body was uncovered. On Sunday, one of...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 29Malaysia sends unknown number of Rohingya back to Myanmar: 'Unacceptable'Maleisië is begonnen met het terugsturen van Myanmarese asielzoekers naar hun thuisland. Onder de eerste 1500 van de in totaal 5000 Myanmarezen die teruggestuurd worden, zit ook een onbekend aantal Rohingya. Dit tot grote verontwaardiging van mensenrechtenactivisten. "Het is schandalig en onacceptabel om Rohingya terug te sturen naar het land dat tien jaar geleden een genocide op ze pleegde", zegt Phil Robertson van Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates. Maleisië is een van de belangrijkste toevluchtsoorden voor de Myanmarese moslimbevolking. Volgens cijfers van de UNHCR vangt Maleisië officieel NOS Buitenland
WORLDSep 26What sanction Franco Colapinto received and how it can affect his next race in MalaysiaLa FIA castigó al argentino con cinco puestos en la grilla de partida por provocar el accidente con Gasly y Norris.Deberá cumplir con la sanción en el GP de Bahréin que se disputará en Malasia el próximo fin de semana.Clarín
WORLDSep 11Hate speech against Rohingya refugees on the rise in MalaysiaHostile social media content, disinformation campaigns, and a petition calling for their expulsion: in Malaysia, a wave of hate speech has been targeting Rohingya refugees, a Muslim minority driven out of Myanmar. The rising hostility has already led to the eviction of more than 100 people from a village and forced the temporary closure of schools serving refugee children.France 24 [en]
WORLDSep 6India U19 women thrash Malaysia 11 - 1 to strengthen AHF Junior Asia Cup leadIndia's U19 women's team achieved a dominant victory over Malaysia, significantly strengthening their leading position in the AHF Junior Asia Cup. This report details a key match outcome in an international sports competition.ianslive.in · India