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Relief agencies fear Iraqis unable to leave war zones
International relief agencies fear that thousands of families uprooted from their homes may be stuck at Iraq's borders because of their inability to move out of war zones.
Giving scant refuge
Despite generously shelling out billions of dollars in aid to poor countries, Japan is not as charitable when it comes to accepting asylum seekers, writes HANS GREIMEL.
Amri's defection brushed off
A leaflet from a former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) commander was slipped under the door of the rooms at Hotel Sultan here, where most journalists stay, on Thursday night.
Amri's defection brushed off
A leaflet from a former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) commander was slipped under the door of the rooms at Hotel Sultan here, where most journalists stay, on Thursday night.
Bringing hope and relief
Following an appeal for international help from Sri Lanka, Mercy Malaysia despatched a team of doctors and volunteers to the flood-stricken republic which suffered its worst floods and landslides in 60 years. ONG JU LYNN reports from Ratnapura in southern Sri Lanka.
Suspected N. Koreans take refuge in Bangkok embassy
B>BANGKOK:/BTen suspected North Korean asylum seekers, including two children under 10, were taking refuge in the Japanese embassy here yesterday, embassy officials said.
DPM: Terror activities inspired by those with PR status
Some terrorism activities seem to be inspired by Indonesians with permanent resident status in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi said.
A true international civil servant
Sergio Vieira de Mello, who was killed by a suicide car bomb in Baghdad on Tuesday, became first known to Malaysians when he headed the United Nations administration in East Timor three years ago. MERGAWATI ZULFAKAR, who was assigned to report on the birth of the new nation then, recalls this consummate international civil servant.
Preparing for action
AMONG Mercy Malaysia's programmes for its volunteers is the three-day Basic Mission Training (BMT). So far, dozens of volunteers have undergone this. Recently, I participated as a non-medical volunteer at a BMT centre in Bentong, Pahang.
Call first, UNHCR tells asylum seekers
All foreign asylum seekers and refugees are advised to call the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur first before turning up because of the continuing police presence there that has resulted in several arrests since last Tuesday.
