Burmese in Malaysia mostly comprise
manual labour
Manual labour (in Commonwealth English, manual labor in American English) or manual work is physical work done by humans, in contrast to labour by machines and working animals. It is most literally work done with the hands (the word ''manual ...
ers and refugees. The
2014 Myanmar Census
Fourteen or 14 may refer to:
* 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15
* one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014
Music
* 14th (band), a British electronic music duo
* ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013
*''14'', an unre ...
enumerated 303,996
Burmese individuals living in Malaysia.
As of November 2014, there are around 139,200 Burmese refugees in which 50,620 are
Chins, 40,070 are
Rohingyas
The Rohingya people () are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma). Before the Rohingya genocide in 2017, when over 740,000 fled to Bangladesh, an ...
, 12,160
Panthays
Panthays () form a group of Chinese Muslims in Burma. Some people refer to Panthays as the oldest group of Muslims in Burma. The exact proportion of the Chinese Muslim group in the local Chinese population remains unknown due to a lack of data. H ...
and 7,440 others are
Rakhines/Arakaneses.
However, the
Malaysian government does not officially recognise all newly arrived refugees as it may encourage more to enter Malaysia as Malaysian officials noted they may become a threat to national security. Many of the new workers and refugees have frequently fall into the hand of human traffickers and have been killed by other criminals.
Notable people
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Nora Danish
Nora binti Mohd Danish Hanif (born 7 March 1982) also known as Nora Danish is a Malaysian actress, singer, model, television personality and businesswoman.
Background
Nora was born on 7 March 1982 to a parent of Arab and Burmese descent. Sh ...
– Malaysian actress, model and television host.
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Tiara Jacquelina – Malaysian actress and film producer.
See also
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Burma–Malaysia relations
References
Further reading
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{{Ethnic groups in Malaysia
Burmese
Malaysia–Myanmar relations
Immigration to Malaysia