| INDONESIA: Tough laws needed to curb people-smuggling |
 JAKARTA, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Indonesia has become a key transit point for illegal migrants in the region, but efforts to curb people-smuggling are being hampered by a dearth of stringent laws to punish offenders, officials say.
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SRI LANKA: Migration dream remains, despite dangers |  MARAWILA, 17 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - A grim boat journey partly spent in an airless hold, surviving a storm and running afoul of Australian security officers were still not enough to dim the hopes of some would-be Sri Lankan migrants, they say.
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BANGLADESH: Eight people, a dog, a goat and the sea |  KUTUBDIA, 3 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The fisherman, his wife, three sons, two daughters, a sister-in-law, a dog and a goat and I eye each other dubiously. The family of eight is not certain whether I will be able to sleep in their mud hut, which is slightly bigger than a large sports utility vehicle. The animals seem to agree.
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In Brief: Travel restrictions hit Gaza students |  TEL AVIV, 22 October 2009 (IRIN Global) - Some 838 students formally offered places and/or enrolled at foreign universities are unable to leave Gaza, according to the Palestinian interior ministry and Gisha, an NGO campaigning for freedom of movement.
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In Brief: Migration myths dispelled in UNDP report |  BANGKOK, 5 October 2009 (IRIN Global) - Most migrants do not move from developing to developed countries, and when they do, rather than hurting host economies, they benefit them, according to a new report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
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In Brief: Climate-related disasters force 20 million out of homes in 2008 |  JOHANNESBURG, 23 September 2009 (IRIN Global) - Climate related natural disasters like droughts, hurricanes and floods forced 20 million people - slightly less than the population of Australia - out of their homes in 2008 alone said a new study, making a strong case for regularly monitoring displacement in the context of climate change.
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INDONESIA: Influx of Afghan asylum-seekers stretches resources |  PUNCAK, 21 September 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Indonesia has been struggling to cope with a surge of Afghan asylum-seekers since the beginning of 2009, officials say.
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YEMEN: Scores dead or missing at start of smuggling season |  SANAA, 17 September 2009 (IRIN Global) - At least 16 Africans died, and 49 others are missing and presumed dead, in three separate incidents as boats smuggling them from Somalia to Yemen capsized in the Gulf of Aden on 13 and 14 September, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
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In Brief: Up to 10 percent of doctors per year might be leaving South Africa |  JOHANNESBURG, 31 August 2009 (IRIN Global) - As much as 10 percent of South Africa's doctors might have left the country in 2008 to work in developed countries, said local media reports.
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PHILIPPINES: Legal system falls short on human trafficking |  MANILA, 22 July 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Like many Filipinos, 20-year-old Analyn dreamed of a brighter future for her family abroad, but instead of a well-paying job, she was forced to marry a man more than twice her age from South Korea to get an entry visa to that country.
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