Malaysia foreign minister calls for review of UN refugee agency's presence: Reports
- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should reconsider whether to allow the UN refugee agency to operate in the country unless it imposes stricter controls on issuing refugee documents, state media cited the foreign minister as saying on Tuesday (Jul 28).
- Minister Mohamad Hasan's comments came a day after authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers who had gathered outside the agency's premises in Kuala Lumpur to seek assistance after being evicted from their homes in Penang state.
- He said the government, through the home ministry, was currently working to ensure that the screening process for
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- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should reconsider whether to allow the UN refugee agency to operate in the country unless it imposes stricter controls on issuing refugee documents, state media cited the foreign minister as saying on Tuesday (Jul 28).
- Minister Mohamad Hasan's comments came a day after authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers who had gathered outside the agency's premises in Kuala Lumpur to seek assistance after being evicted from their homes in Penang state.
- He said the government, through the home ministry, was currently working to ensure that the screening process for
Sources: CNA