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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eileen Ng

127 Malaysians, suspected to be victims of job scams, rescued from Myanmar fighting

ASSOCIATED PRESS

More than 120 suspected victims of job scams have been rescued after being stranded by fighting in northern Myanmar between the military and armed ethnic groups, Malaysia's government said.

The number of Malaysians rescued surged from an initial 26 to 127 in the past few days, Foreign Minister Zambry Abd Kadir told local media late Monday before flying to New York.

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