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Illegal immigrants in Rote to be evacuated to Kupang

A total of 50 illegal immigrants from the Middle East in Rote Island will be evacuated to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) ...

Indonesia Emphasizes "Prevention, Detection and Protection" To Tackle People Smuggling

Indonesia and Australia have agreed that people smuggling and trafficking in persons are complex and multidimensional ...

120 Sri Lankan immigrants refuse to return to their country

Some 120 Sri Lankan immigrants stranded in the waters off the west coast of Sumatra island have refused to return to ...

120 Sri Lankan immigrants refuse to return to their country

Some 120 Sri Lankan immigrants stranded in the waters off the west coast of Sumatra island have refused to return to ...

Boat carrying Sri Lankan immigrants stranded in Mukomuko

A boat with 120 Sri Lankan immigrants on board was stranded at sea around four kilometers off Air Rami Sub District, ...

20 Somali women conduct rally in front of UNHCR Jakarta

About 20 women and children asylum seekers from Somali conducted a rally in front of the UNHCR office in Jakarta here ...

Australian PM Gillard reshuffles cabinet ahead of poll

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Saturday denied that her government was in chaos, after the resignation of two ...

Over 300 illegal immigrants detained in Kupang

The Kupang immigration office in East Nusa Tenggara said it has detained 304 new illegal immigrants from Middle East ...

China adopts mental health law to curb forced treatment

China adopted a law on Friday to protect for the first time the rights of the mentally ill after years of accusations ...

President Yudhoyono meets Australian opposition leader

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received Australian opposition leader Anthony John Abbott here on Monday ...

Asylum seekers make indonesia transit point

In the past several years, Indonesia has become a transit point for illegal immigrants from various countries seeking ...

Police arrest 23 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan and Pakistan

Police have arrested 23 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan and Pakistan planning to cross to Australia in Cisolok and ...

446 Indonesian boat crew still at Australian detention cells

A total of 446 Indonesian boat crew members are still held in Australian prisons until this month for smuggling asylum ...

60 illegal immigrants from Middle East held in Madiun

The immigration office of Madiun, East Java, held 60 illegal immigrants from Middle East arrested by police at the ...

Putin urges West rethink on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Western and Arab governments on Thursday to review their policy on war-torn ...