Malaysia extends amnesty for illegal immigrants
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Malaysia has extended an amnesty for illegal immigrants to leave the country until Jan. 31, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Wednesday, in a gesture of sympathy to Asian nations ravaged by a tsunami. More than 69,000 people have been killed in the region and thousands left homeless after a powerful undersea earthquake off Indonesia's island of Sumatra triggered the weekend tsunami.
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A new law strengthens protections amid increasing signs of restiveness among tens of millions of migrant laborers.
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Iraq's U.S.-backed government said on Thursday it was extending emergency powers equivalent to martial law for a further 30 days to try to safeguard Jan. 30 elections under threat from deadly attacks by insurgents.
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It is reported to be the biggest single amnesty for three years. The official Sana news agency said it was part of an &quot;open and tolerant policy&quot;.
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Discussions on whether Malta should take back the 97 illegal immigrants who were "re-directed" to Sicily on Sunday morning are still going on , a spokesman for the Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Friday.
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Malaysian police arrest a number of officials on suspicion of selling residency permits to people-traffickers.
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Spain is poised to offer hundreds of  thousands of illegal immigrants a fresh start thanks to a  partial amnesty, at the same time allowing officials to keep  better tabs on its foreigners after the March 11 bombings.
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China introduces new laws allowing foreigners to apply for longer residency rights.
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Proposed bills would create a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal migrants.
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Up to 600,000 illegal immigrants would be eligible for amnesty under plans adopted at party conference.
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Spain is poised to offer hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants a fresh start thanks to a partial amnesty, at the same time allowing officials to keep better tabs on its foreigners after the March 11 bombings.
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Malaysia has urged Thailand to substantiate its claim that the suspected Islamic militants who caused the recent unrest in southern Thailand have been trained in Malaysia.
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Singapore has extended its ban on the import of poultry and eggs from Malaysia, following a new outbreak of bird flu there Monday.
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Siemens AG has extended its amnesty  offer to employees in connection with a probe into a corruption  scandal until the end of February, the company said on  Thursday.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad  Allawi said on Thursday he had extended for 30 days emergency  laws that give his government special powers to crack down on  insurgents trying to derail Jan. 30 elections.
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Thai police charged a Pakistani illegal immigrant with the murder of a British tourist in the southern town of Sungai Kolok. Local police said Ma-er Hussein Haris was continuing to be interrogated over the
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Indian authorities extend controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's visa for another six months.