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This is to facilitate the government's next step in managing refugees in Malaysia more comprehensively.

According to Fahmi, Rohingya refugees in Malaysia have become an issue as their numbers have swelled to hundreds of thousands.

Malaysia needs more funding to assist Myanmar refugees in Malaysia, says Malaysian Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah.

Three divisions of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia (APPGM) have called for bipartisan cooperation to help the country develop appropriate and holistic policies on refugee management.

Syria refugees performing prayers at the Syrian Refugee School in Setiawangsa Kuala Lumpur on 12 April 2017. - Astro AWANI / Shahir Omar

A government pioneer project to enable the Rohingya refugees in Malaysia to be legally employed will begin on March 1, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

This is because foreigners are among causes of the spread of deadly diseases in Malaysia.

On May 28, 100 Syrian immigrants from 24 families from the Bekka Valley refugee camp in Lebanon are due to arrive via special flights.

Syrian refugees brought into the country are required to undergo security screening to ensure they are not involved in militant activities.

The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has hailed the Government decision to issue work permits to refugees in Malaysia as a "major step" towards improving the welfare of asylum seekers.