Sometimes 20, Sometimes 30 - It’s normal for refugees to live in small flats with up to 30 people, who may all be replaced the next week. For survival, they live wherever job opportunities take them - Photograph: UNHCR
The government appears to be proceeding with its proposal to close the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Malaysia, as disclosed in a written reply to Parliament recently.
What implications will this have for the protection of refugees and asylum seekers here? BFM speaks to Lilianne Fan of Geutanyoe Project about this.
Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning and Philip See
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