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Website Chronicles Refugee Lives in Malaysia

A new website called 50 Refugees has compiled the stories of 50 refugees living in Malaysia, describing the conditions they fled and the difficulties of life in Malaysia. Most of the refugees are from Myanmar, but there are also interviews with refugees from Iran and Sri Lanka. A few excerpts follow.

A 16-year-old Kachin girl:

In Malaysia, the broker sent me to a Malay restaurant. “There were 5 other males. I was the only female. I worked from 7 in the morning till 11 at night, washing plates and cleaning up. They didn’t pay me any money apart from some pocket money once in a while”.

“One day, when the boss was away, one of the male workers tried to hug and kiss me. I screamed but he told me not to scream. The other workers heard my scream and came to my assistance. That night, I couldn’t sleep. I was shivering with fear”.

Fortunately, she had made friends with a Myanmarese who delivers vegetables to her restaurant and told him what happened to her the night before. This man took pity on her and told her to meet him later and so she ran away with him. He brought her to the UNHCR office, and they in turn contacted her organisation.

That was 10 days ago. Her future remains uncertain. I asked how she is finding life at the moment. For a long time she thinks.

“I don’t know what to say. I don’t have any documents. I can’t work. I can’t go out. I am afraid all the time”.

A 42-year-old Kachin woman:

“It is most difficult when the children get sick” she said.

“When the children get sick, I usually have to borrow money from the other families. My elder child has asthma, and each treatment costs RM100. Each visit to the clinic would cost RM50. We just don’t have the money. The UNHCR told us to go to the free clinics provided by NGOs, but I don’t even have money for the taxi.”

“If my husband is sick for even one day and cannot go to work, then there is big problem. Life becomes very difficult. The worst is when I have borrowed money from the other families for my son’s medical fees, and then their children get sick. What do I do?”.

Finding Refuge

THE narrow steps leading up to the flat that houses the Kachin Development Organisation (KDO) in Kuala Lumpur is dingy and dirty, but it is still the pathway to refuge for Myanmar nationals finding their way in a strange city. In the three-room flat, they will find fellow Kachins who will help them settle down; they will be taken to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to begin their registration as refugees and supported until they find jobs and accommodations.
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http://thestar.com.my/youth2/story.asp?file=/2007/6/20/youth2/20070619185502&sec=youth2

Burmese Refugees

There are 10,000 Burmese Kachin refugees in Yunnan Province of China. They fled to escape from the oppression of the Burmese military junta.
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http://www.hrdc.net/sahrdc/resources/burmese_refugee.htm

Cyclone Nargis

On May 2, 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept through Burma’s delta region, devastating a country that was already on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. The death toll is likely to mount to over 70,000, and as many as two million people have been displaced from their homes. There are alarming reports of entire villages destroyed, their populations missing. The international community must rally around a UN-led response to the crisis, set aside political disputes with the government of Burma, and begin preparing for not only immediate assistance, but also medium- and long-term stabilization and reconstruction plans.

Burma was ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world before Nargis hit. (See Burma: A New Way Forward). Though comprehensive assessments in the aftermath of the cyclone have yet to get underway, the delays in response are raising fears of cholera, malaria, malnutrition, and even starvation in isolated parts of the delta.
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http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/10607

Refugees face increasing threats

Burmese refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia are facing increasing threats to their security. Starting in March 2005, the Government of Malaysia launched a nationwide operation targeting undocumented migrants in the country. This operation has led to serious human rights violations against Burmese in Malaysia, who the government classifies as illegal migrants rather than refugees or asylum seekers. Since early 2006 the situation in Malaysia has deteriorated with public statements made by the Home Affairs Minister and Immigration Department officials condoning the arrest of undocumented workers, including refugees, while immigration courts in detention centers mete out punishments that include caning. Burmese in Malaysia will continue to face abuses until the government recognizes the protection needs of the refugee population in its country.
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http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/10005/