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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals repatriated from Malaysia as UN warns of risks

Malaysia Myanmar - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals who were sent back from Malaysia arrived in the country’s largest city on Sunday, despite warnings from the United Nations refugee agency and rights groups that conditions for return remain unsafe.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, 2021, triggering widespread opposition and plunging large parts of the country into conflict.

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