Tag: Migrant Rights
Philippines offers refuge to desperate migrants trapped on boats
Government in Manila becomes first in the region to offer safe haven to thousands of refugees and migrants stranded on Asia’s seas
Beh Lih Yi in Jakarta and agencies
Tuesday 19 May 2015 06.43 BST
The Philippines has signalled it is ready to take in thousands of migrants who are stranded on...
Ordinary People Help Migrants as Asia Struggles with Crisis
For hundreds of migrants stranded at sea in sinking boats, the first helping hand came not from governments but from fishermen who towed them to safety. The desperation of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh has not compelled neighboring countries to take them in, but has inspired compassion—and pleas for...
FEATURE-‘Boat people’ crisis a test for ASEAN’s humanitarian resolve
Just days after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar in 2008, Surin Pitsuwan, then secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), swiftly called on its member states to provide urgent humanitarian aid to the survivors.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Mon, 18 May 2015 14:41 GMT
Author: Astrid Zweynert
LONDON, May 18...
Opinion/Editorial: Responding to crisis in Myanmar
The Vatican has just recognized the State of Palestine; who knows how, if at all, such recognition might tip the balance for the Palestinian people?
Posted: Monday, May 18, 2015 8:57 am | The Daily Progress
The Vatican has just recognized the State of Palestine; who knows how, if at all,...
Thailand Arrests Suspected Trafficker, Ministers to Meet on Boat Crisis
Thailand arrested the suspected kingpin of a human trafficking network on Monday, the latest bust in a crackdown on people smuggling that has triggered a humanitarian crisis on the region’s seas.
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Praveen Menon on 06:44 pm May 18, 2015
Bangkok/Kuala Lumpur. Thailand arrested the suspected kingpin...
Malaysia tells Myanmar to address Rohingya issue
Malaysia will issue a stern warning to Myanmar to address the Rohingya issue, an official said Monday, as Southeast Asian countries started to ratchet up pressure on Yangon to tackle a crisis that has left thousands of migrants stranded.
18 May 2015 11:49 (Last updated 18 May 2015 17:36)
Myanmar yet...
Our history says: Don’t push back the persecuted
It is time for the Thai government to adopt a proper policy response - and temporarily take in Rohingya refugees coming from the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. This is the best way to save lives while searching for a durable solution. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was spot-on...
Boatpeople deserve ‘human rights’ – Myanmar opposition
Muslim boatpeople fleeing dire conditions in Buddhist-majority Myanmar are entitled to "human rights", a spokesman for Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition urged Monday, in strikingly bold comments on the plight of the deeply- marginalised group.
Published: 18/05/2015 at 09:23 PM
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Muslim boatpeople fleeing dire conditions in Buddhist-majority Myanmar are entitled...
The refugee crisis: Testing our compassion
Not since the Vietnam civil war of the 1970s has a refugee crisis of the current magnitude hit the ASEAN region. Since May 10, Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees have been stranded in the province of Aceh.
Iwan Dzulvan Amir, Jakarta | Opinion | Tue, May 19 2015, 7:11 AM
Not since...
Send Rohingya to Cambodia: Malaysian Minister
A Malaysian minister has said that the U.N. should send Rohingya and Bangladeshi asylum seekers stranded off his country’s coastline to Cambodia and the Philippines, rather than attempt to persuade his government to house them, Malaysian media reported on Thursday.
By George Wright and Khy Sovuthy | May 15, 2015
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