Govt Looks to Bring Refugees Home From Malaysia

The Myanmar government discussed bringing Myanmar refugees in a Malaysian camp backhome during a meeting in Naypyitaw on Monday following talks with the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs.

“There are 10,000 Myanmar workers at Putrayjaya City in Malaysia. We have discussed with the Malaysian authorities to transfer the detained Myanmar workers and to tell us if there are Malaysian people detained in Myanmar,” saidMaungMyint, the Myanmar Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security.

Currently, there are 80,000 illegal Myanmar workers in Malaysia. The Minister said that the Malaysian government is providing an ID certificates to Myanmar people who want to...

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