KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should reconsider whether to allow the UN refugee agency to operate in the country unless it imposes stricter controls on issuing refugee documents, state media cited the foreign minister as saying on Tuesday (Jul 28). Minister Mohamad Hasan's comments came a day after authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers who had gathered outside the agency's premises in Kuala Lumpur to seek assistance after being evicted from their homes in Penang state. The UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the minister's remarks. The agency said in an earlier statement on Tuesday that it was working with authorities to protect the detained Rohingya and verify their documentation. The detained Rohingya refugees all possess valid UNHCR documentation and would be temporarily sheltered at the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters pending further action by the refugee agency, Bernama reported on Tuesday, citing a top police official.