Refugees and asylum seekers

Malaysia says around 10,000 Myanmar nationals sent home since January

Malaysia has taken in around 193,000 refugees from Myanmar, according to UN data, but it has grown increasingly frustrated by their presence.

First batch of migrants from Malaysia under repatriation plan return to war-torn Myanmar

Myanmar Navy vessels used to pick up repatriated Myanmar nationals docked at the Lumut Naval Base in Malaysia on Sept 29.

Malaysia starts sending Myanmar migrants home

This 2019 photo shows Rohingya refugees who landed on an isolated northern shore near the Malaysia-Thai border and were detained by Malaysian immigration authorities.

Malaysia begins deportations, but hostility towards Rohingya refugees not stopping any time soon

Rohingya refugees removed from the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia’s migrant return plan chills Myanmar Rohingya

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants are due to be sent home from Malaysia next week.

Civil society groups urge Malaysia to stop Rohingya returns

Malaysia had around 193,800 refugees from Myanmar - including large numbers of Rohingya - as of February 2026.

Trump administration to admit primarily Afrikaners under new refugee proposal

US President Donald Trump has claimed Afrikaners face persecution based on their race in the Black-majority country, allegations the South African government has denied.

More Yemenis expected to flee from upsurge in fighting, UN says

A displaced woman holding a child at a makeshift camp in Yemen’s Taiz province on Sept 21.

Two North Korea members of Asian Games seek asylum in Japan, report says

Athletes of North Korea in the athletes’ parade during the opening ceremony of the Asian Games.

Malaysia to invite Myanmar leader for official visit to spur Rohingya repatriation push

Rohingya refugees taken away by police, in front of the office of the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, on July 27. They were released after officials confirmed they held valid UN documentation.

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