In Pictures: Malaysias unwanted immigrants
The documentary - Malaysias Unwanted - exposed allegations of abuse of refugees by Malaysian authorities and claims of corruption within the UNHCR. 101 East filmed exclusive footage inside a Malaysian detention centre, where refugees were chained .
UNHCR offers Malaysia help to deal with illegal immigrants
KUALA LUMPUR: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has offered the Malaysian government support and expertise to help deal with the ongoing migrant humanitarian crisis in the region, while urging the country to .
feigning pitifulness - Asian Correspondent
They often land on Thailands shorelines instead of their preferred destinations Malaysia or Indonesia. Thailand recognizes them as illegal immigrants rather than as refugees, denying them the right to seek asylum. The ongoing plight of ethnic. Recently, Channel 4 News exposed that human traffickers are maintaining a ���number of secret prisons��� on the southern Thai island of Tarutao, seemingly under the radar of Thai authorities. There have been also several��.
Data mocks claims migrants try for Europe expecting sea rescue
The European Commission told Euronews more needs to be done but pointing fingers would not help. Spokeswoman. Britains Home Office said it was working with other EU countries to ���tackle the causes of illegal immigration and the organised.
Jordans illegal labor puzzle: Let Syrian refugees work or just survive?
Meanwhile, in the middle of the desert, 31 illegal underage workers are waiting for their families in a fenced and guarded area of temporary metal residences, scarce water and no electricity. The workers. UNICEF Child Protection Specialist Maha.
Hong Kong refugee rules shake-up urged after Sri Lankan dies in slum fire
However, few can afford any form of rent and end up occupying illegal shanty settlements across the New Territories. In the case of Lucky, Refugee Union said he had been ���settled��� in the accommodation by the Social Welfare Department contractor ISS-HK.
Forensic expert links Rohingya to Thailand insurgency.
Also, Supreme Commander Tanasak Patimapragorn reportedly slammed the international community for ���not doing enough��� to help the migrants ��� at the same time apparently oblivious that the Thai authorities have regularly��.
ALMOST PURR.FECT: Rais Yatim talks cock! UNHCR sucks!
This was my response in anger to an expose that was aired on the 1.00 P.M. news on telly that highlighted the plight of refugees exploitation by Malaysian immigration authorities. Ill refrain from repeating the remarks I had. On arrival Zin Myint celebrated with others from his village and joined some three million - documented and undocumented - Asian migrant workers who live and work here in deplorable conditions. An estimated 150,000 of these workers are��.
Nothing has changed: Hong Kongs first government-vetted refugee living a.
Hong Kongs first government-vetted refugee says his new protection status is just a title, and nothing in his life has changed since fleeing the Central African Republic over two years ago. A year to the day after Merlen, not his real name, arrived in.
A message to Egypt: No mercy for terrorists!
In recent weeks, terrorists linked to the Muslim Brotherhood have gone on the rampage throughout Egypt, murdering security forces, placing explosive devices that have killed passersby, torching trains, trams and businesses. Coincidentally ��� or so I.
Thailand downplays probe into police links to human trafficking
Malaysian police distribute bread to illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar after they landed at Pantai Pasir Berdengung beach in Langkawi island, in the Malaysian northern state of Kedah, Malaysia, May 11, 2015. REUTERS/The New Straits .
Thai army finds six more bodies near suspected human trafficking camp
PADANG BESAR, Thailand: Authorities in Thailand have dug up the bodies of six apparent Rohingya migrants from Myanmar not far from a mass grave found at the weekend, the military said on Wednesday (May 6), and UN officials called for a regional effort .
UNHCR - Award-winning film exposes the drama of mixed.
The fishermans sacrosanct law of the sea ��� to always save human life in peril ��� is put in doubt by official directives not to aid illegal immigrants, and by some of the islanders who make a living from tourism. Crialeses film��.
UN concerned about arrest of 155 undocumented Uighurs.
UN concerned about arrest of 155 undocumented Uighurs in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur (dpa) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday said it would seek more information about 155��.
EU migration plan dangerously incomplete
During 2014, when Mare Nostrum was still operational, as many as 3,500 migrants died or went missing in the Mediterranean, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). So far in 2015, another 370 people who. A new European policy on legal migration.
The Jungle is empty, but UNHCR still helps migrants in.
News Stories, 17 November 2009. UNHCR staff, accompanied by an interpreter, visit towns and communes up and down the coast, meeting undocumented migrants and telling them about the asylum system in France and how to apply for refugee status, as well as assisting with applications... Despite the sub-zero temperatures, migrants and asylum-seekers continue to flock to the northern French port of Calais in a bid to reach the United Kingdom across the English Channel.
UNHCR welcomes Jakarta Declaration to address irregular.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, August 21 (UNHCR) ��� The UN refugee agency has hailed a pledge by 13 countries in the Asia-Pacific region to address the growing challenge of irregular movements that are costing hundreds of lives at sea every year. UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration joined ministers and senior officials from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the��.
UPDATED: Thailand moves to deport 800 Rohingya as.
The Thai Foreign Ministry insisted today that nearly 1,000 Rohingya migrants, arrested last week for illegal entry, will be eventually deported from Thailand. Sihasak Puangketkaew, permanent secretary for foreign affairs, said��.
Rohingya boy survives boat trip to Malaysia
By Melissa Goh, Malaysia Bureau Chief, Channel NewsAsia; POSTED: 18 May 2015 01:11; UPDATED: 18 May 2015 08:00. PHOTOS. Mohamad Ajis, a Rohingya refugee at the UNHCR in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo:. LANGKAWI, Malaysia: As the world watches the.
Govt will help solve crisis - The Nation
However, deputy government spokesman Maj-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd rejected a proposal for Thailand to set up shelters for such illegal migrants. He cited security concerns and possible violations of the law. Earlier��.
Lebanons New Border Controls Could Force More Syrian Refugees to Turn to.
Lebanon has introduced visa requirements and other restrictions for Syrians attempting to cross its border, in an effort to curb the flow of refugees entering its struggling system. The country currently hosts more than 1.1 million registered Syrian.
UNHCR - Conference puts focus on human trafficking.
A conference in the French city of Lille highlights the dangers of human trafficking and the mechanisms necessary to identify and help the victims.
Singapore not in a position to accept refugees: MHA.
(Channel News Asia) ��� Singapore will not be accepting refugees or people seeking political asylum, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday (May 15). ���As a small country with limited land, Singapore is not in a��.
Human Trafficking - weehingthong - WordPress.com
THEY ARE COMING! Malaysia, one of Southeast Asias wealthier economies, has long been a magnet for illegal immigrants from poorer countries in the region, especially for the Rohingys. Malaysia is one of the two Muslim-majority countries that have shown the most sympathy for the Rohingyas. The other is Indonesia. --- 14 May 2015 Channel���. Channel NewsAsia @ChannelNewsAsia �� 54m 54 minutes ago. ���Their country is not at war���: Malaysia on turning back��.
Online promotion. Source: TheAustralian
A five-year-old is among eight children being used to promote a conference organised by a fundamentalist Islamic group that has espoused violent jihad, anti-Semitism and amputations for theft. The so-called peace conference will hear from a prominent .
UNHCR - An odyssey of fear: African asylum seekers tell.
News Stories, 19 February 2007. NICOSIA, Cyprus, 19 Feb.. After Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004, it became more of a magnet for illegal migrants and asylum seekers en route to continental Europe.. The plan includes procedures to distinguish quite quickly between the different groups and to channel each group into an appropriate response mechanism, Erika Feller, UNHCRs assistant high commissioner for protection, said in Geneva last week. Yassine* arrived in��.
UN expresses concern about Durban attacks
THE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is deeply concerned by the continued outbreaks of xenophobia that have been occurring around the country, particularly in Durban where many foreign families, including refugees and asylum.
Rescue Rohingya migrants at sea, UNHCR tells regional govts
The Malaysian branch of UNHCR, with 150,000 registered refugees under its protection, also condemned the actions of some Southeast Asian countries for pushing back hundreds of illegal immigrants who were left drifting in open sea in rickety boats.
UNHCR - Mexico faces challenges protecting refugees in.
Some 250,000 undocumented migrants were deported from Tapachula to their respective Central American countries last year alone. Migrants are determined to reach the US. They are even willing to give up their lives in the��.
Refugee crisis a legacy of colonialism, Asean failures - The.
. legacy of colonialism, Asean failures. The region needs to develop ways to manage undocumented migrants in a humane, efficient manner - and crack down on the criminal gangs that prey on.. Asia News Network May 15, 2015 1:00 am��.
Rohingya boat people: a new challenge for SE Asia - The.
However, in recent times no Rohingya have been arrested or deported, especially since 2009 when Malaysia began allowing the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) access to immigration detention centres to conduct refugee status. While undeniably only a temporary solution, this move may still help deal with the unmistakable regional repercussions of such human outflows arising from communal violence in Arakan State.. VIDEO NEWS��.
Singapore not in a position to accept refugees: MHA
The Malaysian branch of the UN refugee agency UNHCR on Friday urged the regional governments to act urgently to help the migrants stranded at sea. Meanwhile, Indonesia said it will follow international regulation on illegal migrants in handling the .