Cambodian Island for refugees?
Cambodian Island for refugees?
Australia wants to resettle refugees on remote island, Cambodian opposition leader says..
' Australia has considered sending up to 1000 refugees to live on a remote island off the coast of impoverished Cambodia under a controversial resettlement agreement,, according to an opposition leader in Phnom Penh.
Australian officials have visited several sites to accommodate the refugees now on Nauru, including land in Preah Sihanouk province, far from the Cambodian capital where there are few schools, hospitals or other essential services, according to the Phnom Penh Post.
Some islands in the province are owned by wealthy Cambodians connected to key government figures.
Australian officials have also visited sites in Phnom Penh, the newspaper reported.
Amid growing condemnation of the agreement expected to be signed soon, a coalition of 21 key human rights and pro-democracy non-government-organisations issued a statement raising "serious concerns" about the reported house hunting and secrecy surrounding the agreement...
..Australia is one of Cambodia's largest aid donors, providing more than $329 million over the past four years.' Link
' Australia has considered sending up to 1000 refugees to live on a remote island off the coast of impoverished Cambodia under a controversial resettlement agreement,, according to an opposition leader in Phnom Penh.
Australian officials have visited several sites to accommodate the refugees now on Nauru, including land in Preah Sihanouk province, far from the Cambodian capital where there are few schools, hospitals or other essential services, according to the Phnom Penh Post.
Some islands in the province are owned by wealthy Cambodians connected to key government figures.
Australian officials have also visited sites in Phnom Penh, the newspaper reported.
Amid growing condemnation of the agreement expected to be signed soon, a coalition of 21 key human rights and pro-democracy non-government-organisations issued a statement raising "serious concerns" about the reported house hunting and secrecy surrounding the agreement...
..Australia is one of Cambodia's largest aid donors, providing more than $329 million over the past four years.' Link
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If they bring with them cheap labor and a willingness to learn, I will take a refugee over a local anytime.
Anywhere has to be better than living on a rock made from guano.
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is not pleasant at all. Think I'd rather have a bird shit on my head than spend a day on that rock.
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is not pleasant at all. Think I'd rather have a bird shit on my head than spend a day on that rock.
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In Sihanouk there is a bird that specialises in that, but she charges around $50 a dump... extra if you want her to eat curry the night before.bigphatt wrote:Anywhere has to be better than living on a rock made from guano.
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is not pleasant at all. Think I'd rather have a bird shit on my head than spend a day on that rock.
I think they got the "island idea" from here:bigphatt wrote:Anywhere has to be better than living on a rock made from guano.
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is not pleasant at all. Think I'd rather have a bird shit on my head than spend a day on that rock.
Apparently the strategy is to get the message across to potential refugees that if/when they are intercepted by Aust.they will be taken to generally considered '3rd world' Cambodia, in a hope they will say 'fuck that' and not attempt an ocean journey...yeah right.
Interesting if the refugees undercut the local workers for abattoir jobs.
Nauru a failed experiment..Link
Interesting if the refugees undercut the local workers for abattoir jobs.
Nauru a failed experiment..Link
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Tony the Nazi Abbott.kinard wrote:Australia wants to resettle refugees on remote island, Cambodian opposition leader says...
I bet he and GW Bush get hard-ons just talking to each other.
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I don't think it matters who is at the helm when it comes to the issue of asylum seekers in Aust; a blanket policy regardless but yes controversial to say the least.
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I'm all for the Australian Governments handling of our refugee policies.
Good job Tony
How genuine is someone who can afford to fly out of their "country of persecution", no questions asked, so they can pay some fleabag tens of thousands for a seat on a leaky boat from Indonesia to Australia.
All of these fools travel through Malayasia and on to Indonesia. Why not seek refugee status there?
Show me families or individuals who have walked to save a life, lived in a UN camp for a few years (or less) and have a ridgy-didj need for help.
I know its hard to understand but hey, who gives a fuck.
YOU, who doesn't live here and never will.
O.K, fire away best ya can with the racist dribble.
Good job Tony
How genuine is someone who can afford to fly out of their "country of persecution", no questions asked, so they can pay some fleabag tens of thousands for a seat on a leaky boat from Indonesia to Australia.
All of these fools travel through Malayasia and on to Indonesia. Why not seek refugee status there?
Show me families or individuals who have walked to save a life, lived in a UN camp for a few years (or less) and have a ridgy-didj need for help.
I know its hard to understand but hey, who gives a fuck.
YOU, who doesn't live here and never will.
O.K, fire away best ya can with the racist dribble.
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Maybe the Australians should do background checks on the refugees and only accept those with criminal records so they'll be sure they can fit in culturally with the white population.
If you're reading this you made poor life choices.
They have just finished construction of the internment island facility ;
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Slight criticism and nationalist rant in return. Actually I don't give a fuck about the Aust policy on immigration but I do concern myself with how peoples' rights as asylum seekers are transgressed. They are not the enemy you jingoistic reprobate; you are.
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I would usually accept your erudite, impartial and well-informed take on things, bpk, but for some reason I think I'll go with those ignorant idiots at Human Rights Watch with years of published research under their belts, no reason why, just being fickle.bigphatt wrote:I'm all for the Australian Governments handling of our refugee policies.
Good job Tony
No offence.
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splinter wrote:Maybe the Australians should do background checks on the refugees and only accept those with criminal records so they'll be sure they can fit in culturally with the white population.
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