Human rights advocates have urged the Malaysian government to quickly assist a damaged boat that is said to be carrying 160 Rohingya migrants and is adrift at sea, close to Malaysian waters, according to The Guardian. It also reported that the boat is believed to be ferrying young children who…
KUALA LUMPUR: Calls are mounting on Malaysia’s government to allow the safe disembarkation of Rohingya stranded on a boat within its waters, amid concerns that a number of them have already died from starvation and dehydration. The boat carrying 160 people, including 120 women and children, sailed from Cox’s Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh on Nov. 25.