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ANP accuses regional immigration chief of issuing a national ID card to a “Bengali” woman who was born to non-Burmese parents.
The incident appears to have prodded the NLD to follow through on a promise to remove names from a no-entry list targeting both Burmese and foreign nationals.
The fresh charges against the former monk come just three days before his due date for release, after serving a six-month sentence on an immigration charge.
Other children held in detention centers are from Indonesia (422), Philippines (295), Cambodia (121) and 267 from other countries, a Malaysian MP says.
Deputy Immigration Minister Win Myint told parliament that restrictions on white-card holders are in place for their safety, and to protect rule of law.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Z. Brang Seng on leaving for America in 1955 and making it in the “nation of immigrants.”
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Children are among those detained in the raids by Thai authorities, which are seeing high levels of arrests.
Immigrant officials in Kuala Lumpur detained and allegedly beat Burmese activist Aung Naing Win who was on his way to a human rights event.
Feature Lead Story News Refugees
Life is difficult for many Burmese refugees relocating in Australia, but local volunteers are dedicating themselves to helping the transition.
Ethnic issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Legislature will be introduced to monitor Burmese nationals following a spate of violence involving Burmese nationals in Malaysia.
Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Fifty-two Burmese nationals, jailed by Malaysian immigration authorities in August after entering the country on fake visas, have been freed.
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Burma’s Ministry of Immigration announce that the census in Arakan State will continue until the end of May, in an attempt to count Muslim populations that were excluded from last month’s tally.
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A foreign correspondent for DVB, Angus Watson, has been deported by Burma’s Immigration department for “breaching the terms” of his visa.
Burmese police have brought in Interpol to help with security measures at Rangoon International Airport ahead of the 24th ASEAN Summit due to be hosted in Burma this weekend.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
More than 300 Burmese migrant workers are in detention following a fresh crackdown by Malaysian authorities against illegal migrants, according to a source close to the Burmese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Over 100 Muslim Rohingyas staying in the Kanchanaburi immigration centre in Thailand are observing the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. During Ramadan Muslims abstain from eating and[…]
Burma’s Labour Ministry issued a directive to prevent labourers from moving to Malaysia following a series of violent assaults against Burmese migrants in Kuala Lumpur
Immigration officials in Burma’s restive Arakan state have been instructed by authorities to prevent all Muslims from travelling outside of their townships
The Burmese government is in the process of drafting a bill that would provide foreigners with permanent residency, according to the Immigration Department’s director-general
Foreign investors paying top dollar to attend a Burmese investment summit have been sent home empty handed after immigration officials refused to grant them visas
