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Detainees stage a protest on a rooftop of the Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney in March. (Photo: AP)

Australia: Boat people to experience homestay

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Thu, May 03, 2012 5:39PM UTC View Comments

Following the launch of the Community Placement Network (CPN) today, about 5000 asylum seekers will be able to experience a decent life in a homestay program. The 6-week refugee homestay, an initial scheme to ease overcrowded detention centres, is expected to kick off two weeks from now. CPN is designed to accommodate asylum seekers released from...

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14 illegal immigrants drown as Malaysia boat sinks

By AP News Thu, Feb 02, 2012 3:00AM UTC View Comments

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities say at least 14 illegal immigrants have drowned when their boat capsized off the country’s southern coast. Ten others have been rescued. Marine police official N.Kalai Chelvan says the boat was heading to Indonesia’s Batam island early Wednesday when it sank in choppy waters. He says the boat...

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Bodies from sunken asylum seeker ship found off Bali

By AP News Thu, Dec 22, 2011 4:16PM UTC View Comments

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Search teams say bodies from an overcrowded ship that sank off Indonesia over the weekend have started to show up in waters off the popular resort island of Bali. The vessel — carrying 250 asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey and Iran — capsized after being slammed by a huge wave...

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Prosecute people smugglers, but how?

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Tue, Dec 20, 2011 10:20AM UTC View Comments

A survivor wailed after rescue. (Photo by ABC)

Shipwrecks will not deter refugees or asylum seekers to take the boat to Australia. About 200 people are feared dead at sea 200km off Java Island of Indonesia when the overloaded boat they boarded sank on Saturday. Only three dozen survivors are so far accounted for, but do not rely on numbers which can be...

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Aussie plan to deport asylum seekers set to fail

By AP News Tue, Sep 20, 2011 11:23AM UTC View Comments

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A government plan to deport asylum seekers to Malaysia in a bid to deter others from trying to reach Australia by boat appears destined to rejected by Parliament. Australia’s High Court scuttled the plan when judges ruled last month that the government was exceeding its legal powers. Prime Minister Julia Gillard...

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