Malaysians Failing to get Asylum in Australia gets deported.

Soch Mel

Australia deported some Malaysians who failed to seek asylum as 'refugees.' Others came from Indonesia, India and China. Of all those who applied for asylum, 30% of them are Chinese. The next largest group, and so on, is Sri Lankans at 8%, Malaysians, Indonesians, Iraqis, and Indians.

Many of these 'refugees' arrived by plane rather than boat. In fact, the number of 'refugees' arriving by plane is 30 times higher than by boat. Most of those who arrive by plane, 40 to 60%, have protection visas making them less likely to be genuine refugees. Those arriving by boat, about 85 to 90%, are found to be genuine refugees.

What is interesting to note here is that more refugees arrive by plane rather than boat. The next question to ask is why are some Malaysian, Malaysian Chinese maybe, seeking asylum in another country. This seems an interesting issue that could affect the relations between Australia and Malaysia.