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Refugees from Myanmar arrive on a bus for a demonstration outside the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur before they were turned away by the police.
REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad
Refugees from Myanmar arrive on a bus for a demonstration outside the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur before they were turned away by the police.
REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad
