{"id":"aa97cde9-7ebe-401a-b20c-58e5fe469395","url":"https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3369167/malaysia-begins-sending-thousands-myanmar-nationals-back-war-torn-homeland","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Malaysia begins sending thousands of Myanmar nationals back to war-torn homeland","plainHeadline":"Malaysia begins return of 1,476 Myanmar nationals to Myanmar","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Malaysia launched an operation to repatriate 1,476 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday.","The group is part of a promised 5,000 people under a government deal.","Returnees are transported by buses and ships, with security escort present.","UNHCR notes it was not involved; questions remain about safety and voluntariness.","Rights groups warn of risks including forced conscription and lack of safeguards."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-29T07:00:01.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-29T07:05:01.161Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/77172d52-7123-4b04-b188-a50f11ab8186","storyId":"77172d52-7123-4b04-b188-a50f11ab8186","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/29/65a482e2-188f-4001-9598-21f6e643df2b_2cb1ce31.jpg?itok=jhSaqEhP&v=1790665199","author":"Iman Muttaqin Yusof","dek":"Malaysia began an operation to send nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals back to their war-torn homeland on Tuesday, pressing ahead with a government-to-government repatriation deal despite warnings that returnees could face persecution and forced conscription."}