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00:04That was yesterday in Hulu Langat, Selangor.
00:06Double West Degali, Song Ai Degali area
00:08Rohingya refugees were reported.
00:10He built a four-story ancestral house to live in.
00:14This has attracted public attention.
00:15Especially recently, anti-Rohingya sentiment has been rising in China.
00:19Even more
00:19A Malaysian launched an online campaign
00:21Petitions to expel the Rohingya
00:24Therefore, at this sensitive time point
00:26The revelation of illegal construction further escalated the situation.
00:29Several media outlets visited this building today.
00:31The Rohingya public housing complex that has been widely circulated online
00:34Discovered?
00:34The place was already deserted.
00:36Only empty rooms remain
00:38Scattered household items
00:39And some miscellaneous items that couldn't be carried away in time.
00:42It has obviously been abandoned for some time.
00:44According to reporters' on-site observations
00:46This area is quite secluded.
00:49Surrounded by trees and open spaces
00:51If you don't have someone familiar with the area to guide you
00:53It is almost impossible for outsiders to discover this place.
00:54There was actually more than just this one enclosed building at the site.
00:57Instead, there are at least two HDB flats.
01:00More than 30 residential units in total
01:02Although the overall structure is simple
01:04It is made of bricks, cement and wood.
01:07However, the site still maintains a complete water and electricity supply.
01:10Even more surprisingly
01:12There is also a small factory between the two buildings.
01:15Warehouse and material storage area
01:17It's like a well-established small community.
01:19Some netizens also dug up old photos and pointed out
01:22These buildings were not constructed overnight.
01:24Instead, it evolved gradually over many years.
01:27According to photos posted by netizens
01:29In 2013
01:31This is just a single-story illegal wooden hut.
01:34By 2019, it had been expanded to three stories high.
01:37In later years, they even added a fourth floor.
01:40A roof was also added.
01:41After the incident was exposed
01:42TNB (Texas National Energy Corporation) took action yesterday.
01:45Cut off power supply
01:47The entire area was plunged into darkness.
01:49However, the Selangor water authority stated...
01:52Due to the registrant of the relevant account
01:54No water bills in arrears
01:55The waterworks will not be interrupted at present.
01:57However, the Rohingya refugees illegally built [the new buildings].
02:00It's not just this one HDB block.
02:02Selangor Dusun Taman assemblyman Johan revealed
02:04It is also suspected that a cluster of small rocks has formed in the surrounding area.
02:06Larger-scale illegal communities
02:08The number of residents exceeds 400.
02:10Like the Kowloon Walled City in Tai Ma Ban
02:13The Canadian Film and Television Council subsequently issued a statement saying
02:15People have been sent to the site for inspection.
02:17At this time, no construction projects were carried out or approved by the authorities.
02:21Some illegal buildings even encroached on government-owned river reserves.
02:25The authorities will definitely take further action.
02:28The Hulu Langat District Land Office in Selangor also stated
02:30The subsequent demolition procedures will be carried out in accordance with the law.
02:33As the world continues to expand
02:35A more sensitive question was also raised.
02:37How have these illegal and unauthorized buildings existed for so long?
02:43Just like the title on the cover of Bright Magazine says
02:45The Rohingya Spring Village is getting taller and taller.
02:47Who is covering it up?
02:49Some non-governmental organizations questioned
02:51Such a large-scale illegal building
02:53During the years of expansion
02:55Why wasn't it discovered in time?
02:57It was not completely banned.
02:59They called on local governments
03:01Immigration Bureau
03:01Police and fire department conduct joint investigation
03:04Are there any loopholes in law enforcement?
03:07Or it may involve cover-up or corruption.
03:10This controversy over illegal construction has once again brought the Rohingya refugee issue to the forefront.
03:13Pushed into the eye of the storm
03:15The Rohingya are a Muslim minority group in Myanmar.
03:18Since the escalation of the conflict in Myanmar in 2013
03:20Malaysia was based on religious identity back then
03:22and humanitarian considerations
03:24It accepted some Rohingya refugees.
03:26According to data from the UNHCR
03:28Rohingya refugees currently registered in China
03:31Approximately 126,000 people
03:32However, the actual number may be higher.
03:34However, it is worth noting
03:36The Malaysian government did not sign.
03:38United Nations Charter of Refugees
03:40Therefore, refugee status is not legally recognized.
03:44in other words
03:45Although the Rohingya people based their actions on humanitarian grounds...
03:47Or remain in our country
03:50However, they were not included in the formal long-term resettlement program.
03:53Or social integration system
03:55They also do not enjoy full legal status
03:57With this social rights
03:59In this informal but long-standing state
04:03Many Rohingya refugees
04:04They can only rely on aid from non-governmental organizations.
04:07To make a living
04:08Or earn income by doing odd jobs.
04:11Due to lack of legal identity
04:13They have long operated in the gray area of the law.
04:15Forming a way to stay
04:17However, they are unable to integrate into society.
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