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ZIRC's Blog – May 2011 Archive (6)
Hope is in short supply for exiled refugees
The West Australian ©
In Kuala Lumpur's run-down Imbi district, just a few blocks from the shops and bars of Bukit Bintang, the sound of children's voices echo through the concrete slums.
"Present, teacher," each yells out in quick succession as…
Added by ZIRC on May 18, 2011 at 10:10am — No Comments
Freedom beckons for refugees heading to Perth
Thirty-five year old widow Sui Neih Maui, who has lived in poverty in Kuala Lumpur since fleeing persecution in Burma three years ago, will be resettled in Perth within weeks.
She will become the first refugee to call WA home in the wake of an agreement between the Malaysian and Australian governments.
Under the deal, Australia will send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia in return for… Continue
Added by ZIRC on May 18, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments
Afghan Christians face deportation from India
Added by ZIRC on May 16, 2011 at 7:57pm — No Comments
Asylum seekers and refugees are not commodities to be traded
Added by ZIRC on May 10, 2011 at 12:56am — No Comments
M’sia, Australia agree on a pact to tackle people smuggling
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Australia announced Saturday a commitment to enter into a groundbreaking new arrangement to help tackle people smuggling and irregular migration in the Asia-Pacific region.…
ContinueAdded by ZIRC on May 7, 2011 at 11:41pm — No Comments
SUARAM Book Launching & 1951 Convention Review, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Added by ZIRC on May 7, 2011 at 11:09pm — No Comments
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