Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recently announced that Myanmar has agreed to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia. PETALING JAYA : The home ministry has begun identifying, documenting and screening Rohingya refugees as Malaysia prepares to The home ministry has begun identifying, documenting and screening Rohingya refugees as Malaysia prepares to repatriate 5,000 Myanmar nationals after the country agreed to accept the return of its citizens. At the end of the process, they will be informed about their refugee status and documents will be issued to confirm their status,” he said. Malaysia hosts one of the largest Rohingya populations in the region, with many having fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. About 126,000 Rohingya are among about the 215,000 refugees registered with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the country.