A Rohingya refugee drinks water after his rescue at a jetty, days after his boat capsized near the Malaysia–Thailand border, in the Malaysian island of Langkawi on November 11, 2025. (AFP)

‘Every day I cry’: Rohingya vulnerable to exploitation in Malaysia

Rohingya refugees who have made perilous sea journeys from Myanmar and from refugee camps in Bangladesh face discrimination, harassment and detention in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries.

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