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Colonies' of Rohingya taking over different locations nationwide in some areas in the country, the number of Rohingya people will steadily increase within a few years from a mere 10 people to become ācoloniesā made of hundreds of them.
KUALA LUMPUR: In some areas in country, number of Rohingya people will steadily increase within a few years from a mere 10 people to become 'colonies' made of hundreds of them. Hailing from from Rakhine, Myanmar, they will arrive in Malaysia as refugees or asylum seekers. Some people say they are taking over a lot of daily affairs including business activities from the locals. While some earn a living as farmers, labourers or scrap metal collectors, many of them are running their own businesses such as sundry shops, as well as suppliers for daily necessities or became subcontractors.
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More clashes in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Their presence in a certain area or village becomes a 'magnet' to other foreigners, including those from Bangladesh.
In Johor, about 300 Rohingya people have settled down in Kampung Telok Serdang, Perling, and 1,200 others live in Kampung Kangkar Tebrau, Johor Baru.
Meanwhile, in Kelantan over 200 Rohingya refugees are living in Kampung Kubang Tin and over 150 people in Kampung Melor Lama. In Kampung Telok Serdang and Kampung Kangkar Tebrau, Rohingyas outnumber locals, raising concern over the surge of foreigners could lead to various social ills & crimes.
Kampung Telok Serdang village head Azman Mudin said only about 15 to 20 Rohingya people were renting houses there in 2008, but there is now a larger group, compared to the 200 locals living there.
"They started with renting for a small group with families, but after seeing villagers accepted (their presence there), more of them came and eventually a colony was created. "Most of them earn a living by taking on grass-cutting jobs and collecting scrap metal and used items." However, some Rohingya started to open shops in settlement others became subcontractors for cutting grass, getting jobs from registered contractors.
He admitted local villagers' role in contributing to the problem, some had allowed the Rohingya to operate businesses using their licenses and some even became food suppliers for vegetables and subsidised items, among others. "Some (locals) even allowed Rohingyas to buy vehicles using their name, apart from renting their houses to them."
Checks at Kampung Telok Serdang found that houses, where the Rohingya people live in, were built too close to each other raising concerns about fire hazards in the settlement, which also has madrasah (religious school), sundry shop and workshops run by the community. The place is filthy with drains and a river nearby used as dumping grounds. A similar situation was found in Kampung Kangkar Tebrau, with garbage plastic bags, used items such as electrical appliances, soiled mattresses left in the house compound.
Resident Mohd Saifuddin Mohd Nasir, 36, said the locals had repeatedly reminded Rohingya to keep the area clean,
but they pretend not to understand Bahasa Malaysia.
'IMPERVIOUS TO THE LAW'
"In Jalan Nyior, the locals live in two of the houses, while the Rohingyas occupy 20 others, making the former seem like the 'foreigners'. "How are they able to drive vehicles without driver's licences; and some even displayed state emblems on the vehicles, giving an impression that they're immune to the law," said Saifuddin. Kampung Kangkar Tebrau mosque committee chairman Abdul Razak Tarmizi also expressed concern over the village being used as a transit for Rohingya arriving from other states.
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/...e_vignette