Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Asia - Voice of America: People Smugglers Dominate Australian-Indonesian Talks

Asia - Voice of America
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People Smugglers Dominate Australian-Indonesian Talks
Jul 3rd 2012, 11:38

SYDNEY — Australia and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen maritime ties in an effort to combat people smuggling, after two boats carrying asylum seekers capsized and left dozens dead in the past two weeks.  Asylum seekers and the trafficking gangs that transport them by boat from Indonesia have dominated talks between Australia and its northern neighbor.   A steady flow of unauthorized arrivals, about 4,000 this year, have been intercepted in Australian waters.  There have ...

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