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Cambodia: 2nd agency to assist resettling Nauru refugees
The Australian government has retained a second agency to assist in the resettlement of refugees in Cambodia, despite scant interest from the people it detains on Nauru and for whom the offer stands. ...
Lauren Crothers
http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/cambodia-2nd-agency-to-assist-resettling-nauru-refugees/625495
Government confirms trip to Nauru
The Interior Ministry on Thursday confirmed for the first time that Cambodian officials are paying a second visit to the South Pacific island nation of Nauru this week to look for refugees interested in resettling in Cambodia, but said the delegation has yet to find ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-confirms-trip-to-nauru-80823/
After visit, Refugee deal still shrouded in doubt
In 2001, Australia’s then-Conservative government first introduced its “Pacific Solution” as a way of stopping an influx of asylum seekers attempting to reach its shores by boat—and as a way of winning votes during an election defined by wedge politics. ...
Holly Robertson
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-visit-refugee-deal-still-shrouded-in-doubt-79790/
Cambodia turns to International Migration body to resettle refugees
Cambodia has reached out to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for help with resettling refugees it has agreed to take from Australia under a controversial deal signed last month, according to an IOM spokesman. ...
Holly Robertson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-turns-to-international-migration-body-to-resettle-refugees-70967/
Legal Cambodians may return, says Thailand
Thai officials said Tuesday they will take back Cambodian workers who re-enter the country legally. The statement follows a mass exodus in recent weeks of tens of thousands of Cambodians amid rumors of a crackdown on undocumented workers. Koy Kuong, a spokesman for Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry, told ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voanews.com/content/thailand-says-legal-cambodian-workers-can-return/1939085.html