A worker is silhouetted against the Petronas Twin Towers in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. (AFP)

Unwanted in Malaysia, Myanmar migrants live in fear

Malaysia is encouraging undocumented migrants to hand themselves in on the promise to repatriate rather than detain them, but many Myanmar migrants fear being arrested on their return or forced to serve in the military.

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