Migration Malaysia

KaoWao News
22 April 2007

Mon Refugee Organization has sent letters of concern to the international community to urge for the safety of Mon asylum seekers who have been detained by the Malaysian authorities.

According to Nai Lawee Chan, leader of the MRO (MRO) based in Kuala Lumpur, forty-four Mon refugees and asylum seekers were arrested for illegal entry or lack of proper documentation during raids by local authorities and RELA (Peoples’ Volunteer Corps) in February and March of 2007. They were detained in different camps, namely Kelakadah, Sedang, Patumouth, Puchong and Kotaraya. Twelve have been released and two were taken to the Thai-Malaysia border where they may be forced into illegal bondage, while thirty Mons are being kept in the detention camps.

“The UNHCR office has not visited the detainees until now and may not be allowed to visit even though 10 refugees including the MRO leader Nai Mon Nyang have the UNHCR cards,” said Lawee Chan.

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BERNAMA
April 17, 2007

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) — The government has no plans to join the United Nations (UN) Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 1951 and the 1967 Protocol fearing that Malaysia would become a magnet for refugees because of its strategic geographical location.

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Narinjara News
Dec 21, 2004

Dhaka, Dec 21: An Arakanese working in Malaysia without a valid working permit had a fatal car accident while fleeing from Malaysian police in mid-December. The 40-year-old victim was from Kyauk Taw in Arakan, Burma’s western state. He worked in Taipai, in Parak state, Malaysia. He tried to flee the sight of police but was hit by a truck.

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Joint Statement

We, the under-signed organisations and individuals are deeply concerned regarding the recent implementation of stringent and discriminatory local legislation in four (4) Southern Provinces of Thailand including Phuket, Surat Thani, Ranong and Rayong. The above-mentioned legislation is in gross violation of international human rights standards that Thailand has signed and should be abolished immediately.

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