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Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island

Jan. 04, 2025 09:27 AM EST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Saturday that they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 people believed to be Muslim Rohingya refugees who were found to have entered the country illegally. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said that it had...

Malaysia agrees to resume 'no find, no fee' hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after plane disappeared

Dec. 20, 2024 06:28 AM EST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” proposal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years ago, Transport Minister Anthony...