Reform policies to better protect refugees, govt urged
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — A group of bipartisan MPs today urged the government to reform policies to better protect refugees in Malaysia, especially women...
Japan’s Lower House passes contentious bill to amend immigration law
TOKYO, May 9 — Japan’s lower house of Parliament during a plenary session on Tuesday passed a contentious bill to amend an immigration law allowing...
Decision on refugee employment should be based on Home Ministry data
PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — Any decision to allow refugees to be employed in any sector should be based on data prepared by the Home Ministry...
Court sets aside stay to deport over 100 Myanmar refugees
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — The High Court here today set aside an interim stay on the Malaysian government from repatriating 114 Myanmar refugees to...
Deportation of refugees: Do not meddle in Malaysia’s affairs, says minister
KOTA BHARU, Oct 27 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has told the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) as well as any...
EU, others reiterate call to hold perpetrators of Rohingya violence accountable
BRUSSELS, Aug 26 — Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU), Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US)...
Putrajaya approves tracking system on UNHCR refugees
LARUT, July 23 — The government yesterday approved the adoption of the Tracking Refugees Information System (TRIS) on all United Nations High Commission for Refugees...
Over 9,000 Ukrainian refugees arrive in Romania in past 24 hours — Border Police
CHISINAU, June 12 — More than 95,000 people crossed the border checkpoints of Romania in the past 24 hours, of which over 9,000 were citizens...
49 immigrants nabbed in Ampang
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — The Immigration Department detained 49 immigrants for various offences including not having valid travel documents and passes suspected to be...
More than 100 mln people forcibly displaced in the world — UN
GENEVA, May 23 — More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on...
MEF appeals for special approval to employ refugees, undocumented foreign workers
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) today proposed for special approval to be given to use the labour among the refugees,...
Allow refugees to work so they can contribute to Malaysian economy
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — The protests and breakout at the temporary immigration detention centre in Sungai Bakap, Penang, last week have renewed calls for...