#asylum seekers

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Nearly 100 still missing in boat capsize near Australia

Nearly 100 suspected asylum seekers are still missing a day after a boat capsized about 200 km north of ...

Sri Lanka seeking info on capsized boat allegedly carrying Sri Lankans

Sri Lankan authorities were waiting for further information on the fate of the people aboard a boat that capsized off ...

News focus - Clemency for drug offender draws harsh criticism

The decision of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to cut the sentence of Australian marijuana smuggler Schapelle ...

30 illegal immigrants sent to Tanjungpinang

Cilegon immigration authorities are moving 30 illegal immigrants to immigration detention centers on Tanjungpinang, ...

149 illegal immigrants detained in Bogor

The Immigration authority of Bogor district, West Java province, has detained a total of 149 illegal immigrants in a ...

Regional commander admits servicemen possibly involved in people smuggling case

East Java`s military command chief, Maj Gen Murdjito, has admitted that a number of servicemen were suspected of ...

Jambi police arrest 31 illegal immigrants

Police in Jambi province arrested 31 Afghan immigrants at 7.30 on Thursday evening, Jambi Police Chief Adjunct Senior ...

Twenty-three Myanmarese apply for asylum seeker status

Twenty-three Myanmarese have applied for asylum seeker status to the United Nations High Commission on Refugees ...

Sri Lankan immigrants in despair, finally surrender

Some 88 Sri Lankan immigrants who had been living in despair aboard their boat, the MV Alicia, since July 10, 2011, ...

Refugee swap deal with Malaysia could be extended: Australian minister

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen on Tuesday said the government`s asylum seeker deal with Malaysia could be ...

UNHCR asks Sri Lankan immigrants to disembark from boat

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Indonesia has asked 87 Sri Lankan ...

Poor countries host 80% of world`s refugees: UN report

An estimated 80 per cent of the world?s refugees now live in developing countries and yet anti-refugee sentiment is ...

Australia appreciates RI for human smuggling eradication

The Australian government appreciated the Indonesian government for its efforts to stop human smuggling to its ...

Australia to send newest asylum seekers offshore

The latest boatload of suspected asylum seekers to arrive in Australia will be sent to another country for processing, ...

RI shares experience in refugee handling with Timor Leste

The Indonesian government shared its experience in refugee handling with Timor Leste, especially its experience in ...