Malaysia court halts deportation of 1,200 Myanmar migrants after outcry

A Malaysian court temporarily stayed the deportation of 1,200 Myanmar migrants to their homeland. The migrants, including vulnerable Rohingya Muslims, had already been taken in buses and trucks to a military base to be loaded onto waiting Myanmar navy ships. The US, UN and several international rights groups decried the move. They said the migrants could be tortured once they are back in Myanmar.