refugees | Ideas

Recognise all refugees

Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|October 27, 2015 |0

by Wan Saiful Wan Jan. First published in The Star 27 October 2015 Some 3,000 Syrians will get special treatment when they arrive in Malaysia, so how about extending that approach to refugees here? I FIRST became interested in the plight of refuge [...]

PRESS STATEMENT: Allow All Children in Malaysia the Right to Education

News Press Statements By admin|July 8, 2015 |0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 July 2015 *** PRESS STATEMENT: Allow All Children in Malaysia the Right to Education 8 July 2015, Kuala Lumpur — Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching’s statement on allowing education for undocumented c [...]

Let refugees work, not bring in more Bangladeshis

News Newspaper By admin|June 29, 2015 |0

The Borneo Post Online 27 June 2015 KUALA LUMPUR: The governmen [...]

‘Let refugees work, not bring in more Bangladeshis’

News Newspaper By admin|June 26, 2015 |0

Malaysiakini 26 June 2015 The government should give permission for the refugees especially the Rohingyas to work in this country instead of allowing more Bangladeshi workers to be brought to Malaysia. Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs [...]

Waking up to an old, brewing crisis

Opinion Other By admin|May 29, 2015 |0

By Tricia Yeoh. First published in The Sun on 27 May 2015 Malaysians have finally woken up to the cruel plight faced by refugees and migrant workers following the consecutive events of the last few weeks. The most disconcerting has been the discov [...]

Too many, too close to home, analysts say about Malaysia’s reluctance to aid Rohingya

News Newspaper By admin|May 18, 2015 |0

Wan Saiful Wan Jan, who heads libertarian think-tank Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, said the close proximity of the Rohingya makes Malaysia reluctant to help compared to previous generous efforts for Bosnian and Palestinian refugees [...]