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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Bhavya Vemulapalli

In legal no-man’s land, refugees in Malaysia struggle to eat, pay rent

The UNHCR card provides refugees with some measure of protection [Mohd Rasfan/AFP]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – It is late afternoon in Kuala Lumpur and in the harsh heat, Zabi* concludes his third visit to the doctor in a month, still unsure of what is causing his excruciating stomach aches despite all his reports being normal so far.

He worries about paying for the doctor as, being a refugee, he does not have much money or any medical benefits.

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