Chinese buoys installed for “maritime weather observations” near disputed islands in control of Japan raised again the tension between the 2 countries. Japan reacted and asked an explanation from Japan for these buoys which were installed very close to the Japanese waters boundary near the East China Sea islands named Senkaku by Japan. Some
Read moreA boat carrying around 50 people, thought to be asylum-seekers, has foundered off the Indonesian coast with people in the water, Australian authorities said on Wednesday. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said the government was aware of the incident near Cilograng, Indonesia, but no Australian authorities were involved in the rescue. “We understand the incident
Read moreA boat carrying around 200 asylum seekers from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq and Sri Lanka reportedly sank off the coast of Cianjur regency, West Java, as it was bound for Christmas Island, Australia, on Tuesday night. As of Wednesday afternoon, as many as 187 survivors were brought to safety, while eight others died and
Read moreNine asylum seekers from Sudan are in custody at the Merauke Immigration Office after they were picked up by the Navy in Merauke, Papua, on Monday. It remains unclear how the Sudanese citizens arrived in Merauke because they have lost all their documents. “They said the documents were lost when their boat sank,” Merauke
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