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

Migrant shipwreck leaves 36 dead as Malaysia ends search

Malaysia ended its search Monday for migrants who went missing after their boat capsized 11 days ago, with searchers recovering 36 bodies after the sinking off the Thai-Malaysian coast.

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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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