Tears and hope as Syrians return home from Turkiye
YAYLADAGI, Dec 10 — Ala Jabeer cried as he prepared to cross from Turkiye into Syria with his 10-year-old daughter on Tuesday, thirteen years after...
Dozens more Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in western Indonesia
JAKARTA, Dec 1 — Over 110 Rohingya refugees came ashore in Indonesia’s Aceh province yesterday after their boat nearly sank, officials from the United Nations...
Indonesia uncovers Aceh human smuggling network involving Rohingya
JAKARTA, Oct 29 — The Indonesian authorities have crushed an organised human smuggling network in South Aceh that was involved in the illegal transportation of...
Immigration Dept to take action after EAIC report on Rohingya detainees’ escape
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 — The Immigration Department is awaiting a full report from the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission’s (EAIC) probe into the escape of Rohingya...
UNHCR: 200,000 seek refuge in Syria after start of Israeli strikes on Lebanon
BEIRUT, Oct 5 — Over 200,000 Syrian and Lebanese nationals have arrived in Syria from Lebanon since the start of the Israeli attacks on September 23,...
Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar
DHAKA, Sept 11 — Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months...
Rohingya demand end to violence on seventh anniversary of flight from Myanmar
DHAKA, Aug 25 — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh today on the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown that...
Injured Palestinians to be repatriated once permanent ceasefire secured — Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — Injured Palestinians currently receiving treatment in Malaysia will only be repatriated once the situation improves, or a permanent ceasefire is...
Philippines agrees to host US visa processing centre for Afghans
MANILA, Aug 20 — The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has said that the country has agreed to a request by the United States...
Thousands of Palestinians flee as Israeli forces bomb southwest Gaza
GAZA CITY, July 8 — Thousands of Palestinians fled large areas of southwest Gaza City when Israeli forces unexpectedly intruded for the first time in...
UN refugee agency says record 117 million people forcibly displaced in 2023
GENEVA, June 13 — The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday said the number of people forcibly displaced stood at a record 117.3 million as...
Govt refutes allegations of oppressing refugees, foreign detainees
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — The Ministry of Home Affairs has refuted allegations in the latest Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, which claims that the...