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Seven Myanmar migrants died and 13 were rescued after a boat carrying roughly 300 people capsized near Malaysia and Thailand.

Traffickers are increasingly exploiting migrants on dangerous sea routes; nearly 600 Rohingya have died or gone missing this year during maritime journeys.

Malaysia, hosting over 117,000 registered Rohingya refugees, has become a destination for asylum seekers despite government efforts to limit new arrivals.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Rescuers in Malaysia recovered the bodies of seven migrants from Myanmar and found 13 alive from a boat that capsized with dozens aboard, officials said Sunday.

The vessel had departed from the town of Buthidaung, in Myanmar

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