A bus carrying Myanmar nationals being repatriated from Malaysia heads toward a navel base in Lumut, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, on September 29. (AFP)

Malaysia starts sending Myanmar migrants home

Malaysia began sending back around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, the government confirmed, as it launched a scheme that rights groups say may endanger migrants by returning them to the war-torn country.

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