Follow Malaysian laws, home minister reminds refugees, foreigners

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Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin says refugees in the country are here on humanitarian grounds


PUTRAJAYA - Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin has reminded foreigners in Malaysia to abide by the country's laws.

He further said Malaysia does not recognise refugee status.

"Refugees in the country are here only on humanitarian grounds," he said in a statement on Wednesday.

This comes as 528 Rohingya detainees escaped from the

So far six Rohingya refugees, including two children, have died after being hit by vehicles on a highway as 528 fled Sg Bakap, Penang temporary Immigration Detention Depot, earlier today.

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