Authorities have recovered 21 bodies after a boat capsized near the Malaysia-Thailand border. Photo: AP PHOTO

Malaysian patrols are searching coastal waters in the Andaman Sea for dozens of members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, after a boat believed to be carrying them sank and another went missing.

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At least 21 bodies have been found since the vessel went down on Thursday - 12 in Malaysia and nine in neighbouring Thailand - the regional head of Malaysia's maritime agency, Romli Mustafa, told reporters.

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