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Authorities have disclosed that the Myanmar national who fell from Batu Lanchang flyover in Penang carried a history of arrests for trespassing and lacked proper travel documentation.
Liberia will receive its first shipment of 20 deportees this week from the United States under a bilateral agreement covering 1,200 third-country nationals. The West African nation joins several countries accepting the transfers.
Selangor's Menteri Besar has flagged concerning collaboration between residents and undocumented Rohingya refugees, cautioning that such community protection networks are undermining official enforcement initiatives across the state.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is advocating for the creation of migrant processing centres in non-EU countries, with the first potentially operational by 2027. The proposal, modelled on Italy's existing Albania arrangement, has backing from 22 EU member states.
Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan has warned the government may reconsider the presence of the UNHCR if the international body refuses to cooperate on stricter screening mechanisms for refugee card applicants.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has declared that the government will not permit refugee populations to occupy public areas or create disturbances affecting social stability and order in the country.