SEUNUDDON, Indonesia — Indonesian fishermen rescued nearly 100 Rohingya refugees, including 79 women and children, in Aceh province after officials said they were planning to push them back out to sea.

PUTRAJAYA, June 26 — Malaysia’s discussions with Singapore pertaining to the reopening of the countries’ borders have been positive, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — Survivors from a boat crammed with over 300 Rohingya Muslim refugees told Malaysian authorities that dozens of their people perished and their bodies were thrown in the sea during a tortuous four-month voyage.

KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK, June 18 — Malaysia is considering a plan to send nearly 300 Rohingya Muslim refugees detained after arriving on a damaged boat back out to sea once the ship has been fixed, two security sources told Reuters on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The government has decided to allow Malaysians returning from overseas to undergo home quarantine beginning tomorrow because of the low rate of Covid-19 infection among returnees, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA, June 9 — The government will no longer accept Rohingya refugees who enter the country illegally, and will instead deport them back to Bangladesh, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA, June 9 — The operations of the field hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh have been discontinued since March, following the Covid-19 outbreak.

PUTRAJAYA, May 17 — Entertainment centres are still not allowed to operate during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

DHAKA, May 4 — Bangladesh has sent a small group of stranded Rohingya refugees, who supposedly spent weeks at sea, to a remote island in southern Bangladesh amid calls from UN bodies for their refuge, reported Anadolu Agency.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — The government does not recognise the refugee status of any groups, including the Rohingyas, even if they are United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) card holders, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Police have opened four investigation papers relating to a recent issue involving the people of Rohingya in Malaysia, including an offensive and intimidating Facebook live video believed to be produced by a group of Rohingya men.

By Irwan Shafrizan Ismail SHAH ALAM, April 26 — Malaysians are reminded to not lose their humanity while dealing with the issues of the ethnic Rohingya while facing the Covid-19 pandemic. PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on a Facebook live session yesterday said while he understands the...