Malaysia among the World’s Worst Places for Refugees

June 18, 2009 – Washington DC: Malaysia along with its neighbor Thailand is among the world’s worst places for refugees, according to the World Refugee Survey 2009 released here Wednesday by the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI).

CNF: Work Underway to Rid of Landmine Stockpiles

18 June 2009: Serious work is now underway to destroy the last of anti-personnel landmine stockpiles by the Chin National Front and its armed wing Chin National Army, Dr. Sui Khar, CNF’s Joint General Secretary (I) told a meeting of signatories to the Geneva Call this week in Geneva. Geneva Call is an international humanitarian organization which engages armed non-State actors (NSAs) to respect humanitarian norms and to rid of anti-personnel (AP) mines.

Immigration Crackdown Continues in Mizoram

17 June 2009: In an ongoing immigration crackdown, Mizoram police continues to hunt and arrest ‘foreigners’ on a daily basis since the beginning of this month, according to sources in Aizawl. At least five to ten people are being arrested each day, one local resident reported, adding that those arrested are kept in police lock-ups and produced to the Aizawl District Court when there are enough numbers.