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Sri Lanka Australia Sign an MOU on People Smuggling

Source: Asian Tribune
Colombo : Sri Lanka | about 1 month ago  
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  • Sri Lankan refugee drops a note into water from Oceanic Viking anchored near Tamborah Laut
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  • Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith shakes hands with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama after signing a MOU in Colombo
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Australia's Foreign Minister Smith shakes hands with Sri Lanka's ...
An MoU was signed between Sri Lanka and Australia to work together to combat people smuggling, the financing of terrorism and related organized criminal activities. The agreement was signed by the Foreign Affairs Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen...
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  • News Source: Labor Herald | 29 days ago
    It will increase opportunities for investigating and prosecuting people smugglers and seizing the proceeds of their criminal activity. Procedures relating to extradition and mutual legal assistance in people smuggling and related activity will be...
  • News Source: The Age | 29 days ago
    The asylum seekers aboard the Oceanic Viking are still refusing to disembark, more than two weeks after the Australian Customs vessel arrived off the island of Bintan. "We made an agreement with Indonesia that we would disembark the people rescued at...
  • News Source: The Daily Telegraph | 29 days ago
    Sri Lanka "rehabilitate" its northern and eastern provinces in an attempt to reduce the flow of people fleeing the aftermath of the conflict with the Tamil Tigers. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding overnight to strengthen legal...
  • News Source: Asian Tribune | 29 days ago
    An MoU was signed between Sri Lanka and Australia to work together to combat people smuggling, the financing of terrorism and related organized criminal activities. The agreement was signed by the Foreign Affairs Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and...
  • News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 29 days ago
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    Two separate boatloads of Sri Lankan asylum seekers are refusing to disembark in Indonesia, and are instead insisting on being sent to Australia. Mr Smith said human trafficking would continue to be a problem, which needed to be tackled with source
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    Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith heads to Sri Lanka on Monday as the standoff involving a group of asylum seekers on board the Oceanic Viking enters its fourth week. The 78 Sri Lankans are refusing to get off the Australian Customs ship ...
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