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Malaysia 2005: Chin refugees in the highlands
Photo Credit: Refugees International/ Larry Thompson
03/15/2005
The cool highlands of Malaysia are famous for growing tea, vegetables, flowers, and other temperate crops. The Chin Refugee Committee (CRC) estimates that 15,000 Chin, almost all men, have fled Burma to live and work in Malaysia. About 1,000 of them live in the highlands, working as day laborers on plantations. Most of the other Chin are construction workers in the cities, especially in and around Kuala Lumpur. The Chin are Christian; other refugees from Burma in Malaysia include Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist Mon. Refugees from Burma who are registered with UNHCR have some degree of protection, but still report that they often arrested and detained by the police and immigration authorities.
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