Refugees

Rohingya refugees sit inside a truck as they are taken by police, in front of the office of the UN Refugee Agency, after being evicted from their homes, at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, on July 27, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia will ⁠not proceed with repatriating 5,000 ​Myanmar refugees if their lives are found to…

Malaysia will not repatriate any of the 5,000 Myanmar refugees earmarked for return if they face persecution or threats to their lives, said government spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil. Speaking at the weekly post-cabinet press conference in Putrajaya today, he said the Foreign and Home ministries were still studying the proposed repatriation,…

Published: August 4, 2026 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 507 ITAs in a draw for Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A…

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Information Secretary Muhammad Rashid Hanif on Monday said that seven law enforcement personnel, including those of police and Rangers, were martyred during recent unrest in the region. The now-proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which has been demanding the abolishment of 12 seats in the…

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The second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections began on Sunday morning. Polling is being held in nine constituencies of Muzaffarabad division and all 12 refugee constituencies. Polling started at 8am and will continue without interruption till 5pm. Over 300 candidates are vying for nine Muzaffarabad seats…

Google has shut down Google Earth feature it launched Thursday that allowed users to edit satellite images with text prompts using AI. The tool essentially let users create AI deepfakes of the real world using text prompts; Digital Digging’s Henk van Ess, for example, intentionally generated images adding things like…

KINI SNAPSHOT | What’s going on in the news today, with updates at 9am, 2pm, 6pm, and 9pm. 9pm Rohingya refugees  Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today revealed that bilateral negotiations with Myanmar have led to an agreement for the Junta-led government to “take back” 5,000 Rohingya refugees now in Malaysia.…

AI age checks risk 'adultifying' refugee children Children's charities are urging the UK government to abandon plans for AI-powered age estimation at the border, warning the technology could push more child refugees into the adult asylum system. Their concern centres on racial bias built into the facial-scanning models the Home…

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced a scheduled maintenance window affecting its online application portal IRCC made the announcement in a social media post on Monday, July 27, alerting immigrants ahead of the downtime The Canadian immigration office also issued a specific instruction for users to follow once the online…