Base,just west of the capital Kuala Lumpur,they smiled as theyclutched their belongings and their children.
Last October, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Malaysia would accept 3,000 Syrian migrants over the next three years to help ease the refugee crisis.
Europe is facing a strain with the influx of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Syria and other countries who are seeking asylum.
Malaysia, however, is not a signatory to the UN's key refugee treaty hence there are no laws to protect refugees though it accepts them tempkrarily.
Refugees are considered illegal immigrants and are not allowed to seek employment.