Boat believed to be carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal immigrants has capsized off Malaysian coast, was heading for Sumatra when accident happened KUALA LUMPUR — A boat believed to be carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal immigrants capsized off the coast of Malaysia on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, 13 of them women, maritime officials said.The boat left Sabak Bernam in Malaysia’s Selangor state and was heading for Sumatra in Indonesia when the accident happened.Muhammad Aliyas Hamdan, first admiral at the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, said initial conversations with survivors led them to believe the passengers were Indonesian."If they are legal, they would not leave (the country) that way," Mr Muhammad said when asked if the people were illegal migrants.Southeast Asia in the summer faced a huge migrant crisis, with more than 4,000 landing in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar and Bangladesh after Thailand launched a crackdown on people-smuggling gangs in May...
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