Kuala Lumpur (VOCR) 25th, July: The Aussie-Malaysia refugee swap deal, after more than two months of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's announcement, is signed off today in Putrajaya by both official ministers, Chris Bowen, Immigration minister of Australia and Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein, Home minister of Malaysia according to the confirmed sources from the inner circle of the government.
The memorandum of the deal will allow for 4000 recognised refugee to be resettled to Australia from Malaysia and 800 asylum-seekers be sent to Malaysia from the Christmas island of Australia, esp, those who attempted to enter into Australia by boat through the treacherous journey.
Despite strong protests from human rights activists on the ground of the harsh human rights condition in Malaysia, the two-months long swap deal came to be finalised, which Najib, the Prime Minister of Malaysia viewed as the successful benefit of bilateral agreement.
Citing points of view from many refugee communities, it is believed that there can be a small scale of change implemented more or less in regards with the perception of the locals or authority and their ways of treatment towards refugees by signing off the pact.
However, it is always and ever important to take a deep note on how the Malay government will handle with the over whelming issues of refugees that unceasingly attracts the world.
The 800 asylum-seekers will be located by IOM (International Organization of Migration) and UNHCR in Malaysia but prompted that it is likely impossible for them to be welcomed with a special treatment in Malaysia.
In a sense, the way the government treats them can perhaps directly reflect on those who have been long recognised in Malaysia. The total of recognised refugee is reaching more than 9, 5000 according to the figure of UNHCR office, of which among the population, Myanmar refugees dramatically outnumbers at all.
The memorandum of the deal will allow for 4000 recognised refugee to be resettled to Australia from Malaysia and 800 asylum-seekers be sent to Malaysia from the Christmas island of Australia, esp, those who attempted to enter into Australia by boat through the treacherous journey.
Despite strong protests from human rights activists on the ground of the harsh human rights condition in Malaysia, the two-months long swap deal came to be finalised, which Najib, the Prime Minister of Malaysia viewed as the successful benefit of bilateral agreement.
Citing points of view from many refugee communities, it is believed that there can be a small scale of change implemented more or less in regards with the perception of the locals or authority and their ways of treatment towards refugees by signing off the pact.
However, it is always and ever important to take a deep note on how the Malay government will handle with the over whelming issues of refugees that unceasingly attracts the world.
The 800 asylum-seekers will be located by IOM (International Organization of Migration) and UNHCR in Malaysia but prompted that it is likely impossible for them to be welcomed with a special treatment in Malaysia.
In a sense, the way the government treats them can perhaps directly reflect on those who have been long recognised in Malaysia. The total of recognised refugee is reaching more than 9, 5000 according to the figure of UNHCR office, of which among the population, Myanmar refugees dramatically outnumbers at all.
By Simon