Monday, June 9, 2008

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

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