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Malaysia began repatriating Myanmar nationals from immigration detention on Tuesday (Sept 29), the first phase of a voluntary return programme for 5,000 people.

Buses arrived under police escort at the Manjung stadium in Perak before detainees were moved to the Lumut Naval Base, where three Myanmar Navy vessels await.

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00:01Malaysia has begun sending home the first group of Myanmar nationals held in immigration detention,
00:08the start of a return program covering 5,000 people.
00:12Dozens of buses, under heavy police escort, arrived at the Manjong Municipal Council Stadium in Perak early Tuesday morning.
00:21Detainees are going through final documentation checks before being moved to the Lumut Naval Base.
00:26There, three Myanmar Navy vessels are waiting to take them home, two warships and a hospital ship.
00:35The Home Ministry says this first phase involves 1,476 people formally identified by the Myanmar government.
00:44The Home Ministry, Foreign Ministry, National Security Council and Defence Ministry coordinated the operation.
00:52The return stems from an announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in July that Myanmar had agreed to
01:00take back 5,000 of its nationals.
01:03The rare arrangement has drawn close scrutiny from international human rights groups who have raised concerns over the returnee's safety
01:11and whether the returns are truly voluntary.
01:14Anwar has also said he plans to invite Myanmar's leader, President Min Ang Hlaing, to Malaysia to help speed up
01:22future phases.
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