Myanmar reportedly jailed Malaysia-bound Rohingya refugees for traveling ‘without official documents’

An unidentified Rohingya family is seen at their Cox's Bazar shanty in Bangladesh. Refugees in Bangladesh have for years sought to go to work and live in Malaysia. (Noor Hossain/VOA)

MYANMAR: A military-backed court in Myanmar has reportedly sentenced 112 Rohingya Muslim refugees to jail terms after they were caught traveling outside refugee camps, as the entire group was on its way to Malaysia.