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Sunday, 11 Apr 2021LANGKAWI: Their 30ha settlement is a somewhat secluded neighbourhood hidden away from the iconic eagle in Kuah town and unknown to many Malaysians visiting this “touristy” island.
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Monday, April 12, 2021
Sunday, July 26, 2020
24 Rohingya migrants feared drowned in Langkawi waters
Bernama.com
Sunday, 26 Jul 2020
LANGKAWI, July 26 -- Twenty-four migrants, believed to be Rohingyas, are feared to have drowned off the west coast of the island last night, according to a migrant who claimed to be a survivor.
Kedah and Perlis Maritime Director First Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the agency acted after receiving information that an illegal migrant and 24 others had jumped off a boat at about 8 pm.
Details are sketchy, however, as to why they decided to abandon the vessel.
Mohd Zawawi said the sole survivor, named as Nor Hossain, 27, told police he was the only one among the group who swam safely to shore.
Kedah and Perlis Maritime Director First Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the agency acted after receiving information that an illegal migrant and 24 others had jumped off a boat at about 8 pm.
Details are sketchy, however, as to why they decided to abandon the vessel.
Mohd Zawawi said the sole survivor, named as Nor Hossain, 27, told police he was the only one among the group who swam safely to shore.
Monday, April 6, 2020
Health Ministry assures public Rohingya refugees in Langkawi isolated, being tested
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah giving a press
conference on Covid-19 in MOH , Putrajaya. — Picture by Choo Choy May
PUTRAJAYA, April 6 — The Ministry of Health has confirmed today that around 250 Rohingya refugees who landed at Langkawi, Kedah will be tested for Covid-19, following concerns from the public.
Its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the refugees, who reached the island’s shores near Langkawi’s Ritz Carlton Hotel early yesterday morning, have already been isolated.
Its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the refugees, who reached the island’s shores near Langkawi’s Ritz Carlton Hotel early yesterday morning, have already been isolated.
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