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Malaysia Says Myanmar Agreed to Take 5,000 Rohingya

The claim points to a possible state-led return plan that rights groups warn could risk forced or unsafe returns.

A woman attends children as Rohingya refugees gather in front of the office of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) after being evicted from their homes, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
FILE - Illegal immigrants from Myanmar rest at a temporary immigration detention center in Langkawi, Malaysia on May 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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A Rohingya refugee uses her phone as she and other members of the community gather in front of the office of the U.N. Refugee Agency after being evicted from their homes, at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

Overview

  • Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced at a campaign rally on Wednesday that Myanmar has agreed to accept 5,000 Rohingya currently in Malaysia, a claim not yet independently confirmed by Myanmar or the UN refugee agency.
  • Authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya who travelled to the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur this week and released them after checks that police said showed valid UNHCR documentation.
  • Amnesty International Malaysia criticised the government’s enforcement approach, saying orders to take stringent measures turned a humanitarian need into immigration enforcement and led to arrests of whole families.
  • Malaysia has asked the UNHCR to pause new refugee registrations while it builds a domestic asylum system and is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention, leaving legal protections for asylum seekers limited.
  • Rohingya in Malaysia have faced rising online hate, evictions and school closures, and the next developments to watch are independent verification from Myanmar and the UNHCR and whether any movements are voluntary and safe.