https://www.scmp.com/rss/513368/feed Isabel Kua is a communication studies undergraduate at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information in Singapore's Nanyang Technological University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com First the Maldives, then Singapore and now Thailand – disgraced former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s moves have been closely watched by many in Asia. But almost 8,000km from Sri Lanka, one group in Europe is particularly fixated on news about Rajapaksa: the Tamils who fled the civil war and went to Germany as refugees. They express relief that Rajapaksa has resigned but are dismayed that countries like Singapore have hosted him. “Rajapaksa is a very bad and corrupt man, why would... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3189455/sri-lankan-tamils-germany-cheer-gotabaya-rajapaksas-downfall-not?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3189455/sri-lankan-tamils-germany-cheer-gotabaya-rajapaksas-downfall-not?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:00:16 +0000 The clock is ticking for Temitayo Oyeniran, who wakes up each day with a sense of dread, nervously checking his emails, hoping there is no message detailing the date of a life changing interview. He fears German immigration officers may summon him to discuss his eligibility to stay in the country. The 29-year-old Nigerian is desperate to secure a work permit before August 31, the date by which third-country nationals (TCNs) – people who are stranded in a country that is not their own – must have... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/article/3188956/non-ukrainians-germany-who-fled-russias-invasion-now-fear-deportation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/article/3188956/non-ukrainians-germany-who-fled-russias-invasion-now-fear-deportation?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:00:12 +0000