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Malaysia fears military operation in Aceh will spark refugee crisis
Published:  May 20, 2003 12:01 PM
Updated: Jan 29, 2008 10:21 AM

The o­n-going military operation in neighbouring Indonesia's Aceh province could spark an influx of refugees into Malaysia, deputy prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi warned.

"There's a big possibility of people fleeing here. We must be ready to tackle the incidence of people from that region flooding our land," he was quoted as saying by Bernama news agency in Johor.


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