Boat People

Growing number of Vietnamese boatpeople head for Australia

10 May 2013

Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fled the country's communist regime by boat, a growing number are taking to the water again. This year alone, 460 Vietnamese men, women...

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Australia urges Malaysia boatpeople swap after tragedy

26 Mar 2013

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday renewed calls for a refugee swap with Malaysia to deter boatpeople after two asylum-seekers drowned in the latest tragedy at sea.

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UN concerned after probe shows Thai troops shot at Rohingya

16 Mar 2013

Investigations by the UN's refugee agency have confirmed that Thai authorities opened fire as they were moving Rohingya boatpeople, sparking a warning that it was now "gravely concerned" by the...

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Malaysia rescues 136 Myanmar refugees

11 Mar 2013

Malaysian authorities have rescued at least 136 people believed to be ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing strife in Myanmar aboard a leaking boat with no food or water, an official said on Monday.

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UN plea to Thailand over reports that 15 Rohingya migrants were shot dead

8 Mar 2013

United Nations officials have demanded urgent explanations from Thailand over reports that its security forces shot dead up to 15 unarmed Rohingya migrants trying to flee neighbouring Myanmar.

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Briefs, February 17, 2013

17 Feb 2013

Sri Lanka's navy yesterday rescued 38 Myanmar nationals who were drifting off the island's east coast, the second batch of boatpeople to be saved in as many weeks.

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Australia to boost Sri Lanka ties to stop boatpeople

Australia announced on Monday plans to boost intelligence sharing with Sri Lanka to try to halt a wave of boatpeople that has seen thousands arrive illegally on its shores this year.

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Australian immigration chief defends visas for asylum seekers

Australia denied yesterday its policies to combat people smuggling have failed as a decision to release asylum seekers into the community with little help or support was called "a new low".

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Briefs, November 22 2012

Boatpeople sent to PNG, says Australia

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Thailand picks up boatload of Rohingya near Phuket

A boatload of 112 ethnic Rohingya, including 55 teenagers, has been taken into custody in Thailand after their vessel landed near Phuket over the weekend.

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BANGLADESH

Search on for 50 missing after Bangladesh sinking

Bangladeshi rescuers on Thursday searched for 50 people still missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees heading for Malaysia capsized with 110 passengers on board, officials said.

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BANGLADESH

100 Rohingya refugees missing as Bangladesh boat sinks

Around 100 people are missing after another boat carrying Rohingya refugees towards Malaysia sank off Bangladesh early on Wednesday, the second such tragedy in less than a fortnight, officials...

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