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Before departing, the North's most senior diplomat in Malaysia accused Malaysia of siding with Washington in a 'conspiracy' against Pyongyang, and committing a 'large hostile act'.

Lawyer says the court has rejected the Attorney-General’s Chambers' objection, holding that NGOs play an important role in vindicating the rights of the vulnerable.

It would have been tenuous to rely on a stay order to prevent the government from deporting the 1,200 Myanmar nationals.

Senior federal counsel says the NGOs are not the parties affected by the decision to repatriate Myanmar nationals to their country of origin.

Human Rights Watch says the immigration department 'should recognise that it cannot operate above the law'.

Immigration chief Khairul Dzaimee Daud says 1,086 migrants have been sent back on three Myanmar navy ships.

Court orders temporary halt to the plan to allow for a hearing tomorrow.

Rights groups Amnesty International and Asylum Access have lodged a challenge at the Kuala Lumpur High Court to stop the deportation.

The migrants, who include members of vulnerable minorities, are set to be repatriated aboard three vessels sent from Myanmar, where the military seized power at the start of February.

The risk of inadvertently breaching international legal obligations and causing undocumented workers to avoid getting vaccinated against Covid-19 are some of the reasons the government should rethink its plan.

Tommy Thomas recalls attempts to convince Dr Mahathir Mohamad to expel the preacher without the need to identify a third country.