“Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees = Polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya

This paper focuses on Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees in the country. It is divided into four parts. The first part of this Chapter analyses the reasons for the Rohingyas to choose to come to Malaysia. The next part discusses the Immigration Act 1967 as part and parcel of any adopte...

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Main Authors: Muzafarkamal, Nur Syazwani, Hossain, Ishtiaq
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2019
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/75299/1/Malaysia%20and%20Rohingya%20Combined.pdf
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author Muzafarkamal, Nur Syazwani
Hossain, Ishtiaq
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description This paper focuses on Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees in the country. It is divided into four parts. The first part of this Chapter analyses the reasons for the Rohingyas to choose to come to Malaysia. The next part discusses the Immigration Act 1967 as part and parcel of any adopted policy. Interviews and related documents have been used to guide this research in order to achieve this objective. Finally, the last part explains the perceptions of government agencies, as well as the NGOs towards the arrival of the Rohingya to Malaysia. In addition, the role of the UNHCR in Malaysia will be elaborated. ************************************************************************************************************ Kajian ini memberi tumpuan kepada polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya di negara tersebut. Ianya terbahagi kepada empat bahagian. Bahagian yang pertama untuk jilid ini mengkaji sebab-sebab pelarian Rohingya memilih untuk datang ke Malaysia. Bahagian seterusnya membincangkan Akta Imigresen 1967 sebagai sebahagian daripada polisi yang telah diambil. Temu bual dan dokumen-dokumen yang berkaitan telah digunakan sebagai rujukan di dalam kajian ini supaya dapat menemui objektifnya. Akhir sekali, bahagian yang terakhir menerangkan mengenai tanggapan agensi kerajaam dan juga ahli Pertubuhan Bukan Kerajaan terhadap kedatangan pelarian Rohingya ke Malaysia. Sebagai tambahan, peranan Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu untuk Pelarian di Malaysia juga akan dihuraikan.
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spelling iium-752992019-11-14T08:27:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75299/ “Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees = Polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya Muzafarkamal, Nur Syazwani Hossain, Ishtiaq JZ International relations This paper focuses on Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees in the country. It is divided into four parts. The first part of this Chapter analyses the reasons for the Rohingyas to choose to come to Malaysia. The next part discusses the Immigration Act 1967 as part and parcel of any adopted policy. Interviews and related documents have been used to guide this research in order to achieve this objective. Finally, the last part explains the perceptions of government agencies, as well as the NGOs towards the arrival of the Rohingya to Malaysia. In addition, the role of the UNHCR in Malaysia will be elaborated. ************************************************************************************************************ Kajian ini memberi tumpuan kepada polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya di negara tersebut. Ianya terbahagi kepada empat bahagian. Bahagian yang pertama untuk jilid ini mengkaji sebab-sebab pelarian Rohingya memilih untuk datang ke Malaysia. Bahagian seterusnya membincangkan Akta Imigresen 1967 sebagai sebahagian daripada polisi yang telah diambil. Temu bual dan dokumen-dokumen yang berkaitan telah digunakan sebagai rujukan di dalam kajian ini supaya dapat menemui objektifnya. Akhir sekali, bahagian yang terakhir menerangkan mengenai tanggapan agensi kerajaam dan juga ahli Pertubuhan Bukan Kerajaan terhadap kedatangan pelarian Rohingya ke Malaysia. Sebagai tambahan, peranan Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu untuk Pelarian di Malaysia juga akan dihuraikan. IIUM Press 2019-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75299/1/Malaysia%20and%20Rohingya%20Combined.pdf Muzafarkamal, Nur Syazwani and Hossain, Ishtiaq (2019) “Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees = Polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya. Journal of Islam in Asia. E-ISSN 2289-8077 (In Press)
spellingShingle JZ International relations
Muzafarkamal, Nur Syazwani
Hossain, Ishtiaq
“Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees = Polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya
title “Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees = Polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya
title_full “Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees = Polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya
title_fullStr “Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees = Polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya
title_full_unstemmed “Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees = Polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya
title_short “Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees = Polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya
title_sort “malaysia’s policy towards the rohingya refugees = polisi malaysia terhadap pelarian rohingya
topic JZ International relations
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/75299/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/75299/1/Malaysia%20and%20Rohingya%20Combined.pdf