South East Asia Overview Corruption fuels Southeast Asia’s smuggling trade The smuggling industry is thriving in Southeast Asia as criminals exploit its porous borders. June, 2017 Tracey Ferrier – AAP
Southeast Asia You will never settle here: Australia tells boat people Australia sends boat people to detention centres in other countries, but a court has ruled one must close. June, 2017 Tracey Ferrier – AAP
Southeast Asia Amnesty slams Australia’s smuggling ‘solution’ Australia is fuelling not fighting the smuggling trade, Amnesty International says. June, 2017 Lloyd Jones – AAP
Southeast Asia Smuggled refugees stuck amid Southeast Asia crackdown Indonesia is struggling to cope with a growing population of refugees and asylum seekers. June, 2017 Lauren Farrow – AAP
Southeast Asia Australia’s boats policy raises rights issues Observers point to gaps between Australia’s human rights obligations and how it treats refugees. June, 2017 Lloyd Jones – AAP
Southeast Asia Rohingya misery a boon for smugglers Persecuted Rohingya people who have already fled Myanmar are waiting in squalid camps in Bangladesh for their next chance to pay a smuggler to escape. June, 2017 AFP reporters
Southeast Asia Smuggling kingpins rarely caught: experts Most people smugglers prosecuted in Australia and Indonesia are low-level players. June, 2017 Tracey Ferrier – AAP
Southeast Asia Endless wait for Afghan family stuck in Indonesia Mohammad and his family were full of hope when they paid smugglers to get them out of Afghanistan. June, 2017 Lauren Farrow – AAP
Southeast Asia End of the line for notorious Captain Bram He was paid huge sums to take migrants by sea to Australia and New Zealand. June, 2017 Lauren Farrow – AAP
