Malaysia deports 1,086 Myanmar nationals, despite court-ordered stay

Malaysia's immigration department said on Tuesday it had carried out a repatriation program involving 1,086 Myanmar nationals, despite an earlier court order staying the deportation.

Department Director-General Khairul Dzaimee Daud said in a statement the returnees were sent back on three Myanmar navy ships and did not include ethnic Rohingya refugees or asylum-seekers.