A Malaysian Immigration truck pictured in front of Sungai Bakap depot in Penang, where hundreds of Rohingya migrants escaped in April 2022. (AFP)

‘We are just surviving on our own’: the plight of Rohingya in Malaysia

Once one of the countries most supportive of the Rohingya, Malaysia has become increasingly hostile to the persecuted group, leaving many fearful of arrest and struggling to work or attend schools.

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