Malaysia: 200 Rohingya Migrants Still at Sea after Latest Arrival

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9 April 2019 11:00 WIB

Dozens of people, believed to be Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar who were dropped off from a boat are pictured on a beach near Sungai Belati, Perlis, Malaysia in this undated handout photo released April 8, 2019. Malaysian authorities on Monday were on the lookout for boats believed to be carrying up to 200 Rohingya after dozens of migrants were found near a beach in the country's north. Royal Malaysian Police/Handout via REUTERS

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A group believed to be Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar are seen in a border security office, before being handed over to the immigration authorities, in Kuala Perlis, Malaysia April 8, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. Scores of Rohingya Muslims have boarded boats in recent months to try to reach Malaysia, part of what authorities fear could be a new wave of people smuggling by sea after a 2015 crackdown on trafficking. MOHD HARITH ROSLI/via REUTERS

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A group believed to be Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar are seen in a border security office, before being handed over to the immigration authorities, in Kuala Perlis, Malaysia April 8, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. Forty-one Rohingya men and boys, aged between 14 and 30, were detained on Monday near the town of Simpang Empat after landing at Sungai Belati beach, state police chief Noor Mushar Mohamad said in a statement. MOHD HARITH ROSLI/via REUTERS

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A group believed to be Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar are seen in a border security office, before being handed over to the immigration authorities, in Kuala Perlis, Malaysia April 8, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. Thirty-five migrants landed at the same beach last month in the northern state of Perlis, bordering Thailand. MOHD HARITH ROSLI/via REUTERS

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A group believed to be Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar are seen in a border security office, before being handed over to the immigration authorities, in Kuala Perlis, Malaysia April 8, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. More boats carrying about 200 Rohingya migrants are believed to be at sea, Noor Mushar said. MOHD HARITH ROSLI/via REUTERS

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A group believed to be Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar are seen in a border security office, before being handed over to the immigration authorities, in Kuala Perlis, Malaysia April 8, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. More than 700,000 Rohingya crossed into Bangladesh in 2017 fleeing an army crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state, according to U.N. agencies. MOHD HARITH ROSLI/via REUTERS

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