Document #1058497

IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)

Information on refugee camps for Vietnamese, on the rights to which Vietnamese refugees are entitled, and on whether Vietnamese refugees who have acquired residence status in another country can return to Malaysia, and a copy of the attachment to Response to Information Request MYS13844 of 14 April 1993 [MYS14801]

Information on the rights to which Vietnamese refugees in Malaysia are entitled and on whether Vietnamese refugees who have acquired residence status in another country can return to Malaysia is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
Attached please find a copy of Response to Information Request MYS13844 of 14 April 1993 and its attachment.
The four attached articles provide information on Vietnamese refugees in Malaysia. These articles refer to two refugee camps for Vietnamese and the closure of one camp in 1991.
Additional information on the above subjects is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
Attachments

The Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. 14 April 1993. Response to Information Request MYS13844.

Japan Economic Newswire. 13 May 1992. "Cambodian Boat People Sent Home from Malaysia." (NEXIS)

. 30 November 1991. "Malaysia Shuts Bidong Refugee Island." (NEXIS)

. 11 February 1991. Kamatchy Sappani. "Boat People Restless in Malaysian Island Camp." (NEXIS)

South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]. 28 February 1993. "How the Flood Turned into a Trickle." (NEXIS)

ecoi.net description:
Information on refugee camps for Vietnamese, on the rights to which Vietnamese refugees are entitled, and on whether Vietnamese refugees who have acquired residence status in another country can return to Malaysia, and a copy of the attachment to Response to Information Request MYS13844 of 14 April 1993 [MYS14801]
Country:
Malaysia
Source:
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Published:
16 July 1993
Document type:
Response
Language:
English
Document ID:
1058497 (former ID 188089)

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