PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to allow the 7,000 migrants stuck on boats near the two countries to come ashore – but with strict conditions.
The international community has to resettle or repatriate the Rohingyas and Bangladeshis within a year of them being given shelter and the offer is only for those now in the waters off the two countries. It is not on open-ended offer which may encourage more such boat people to make their way here.
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