Salai Eagle
VOCR, March 2, 2009
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

8 months pregnant, asylum-seeker woman from Burma and her two children were arrested in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, by Rela operation on 30th of January 2009. They have been detained in Semeyith detention camps in Malaysia.

Pi Hoi Cer, 8 months pregnant belongs to Chin ethnicity from Burma. Her 13 years old daughter Par Iang Hnem and two years old son called Van Bawi Lian were also arrested together with pi Hoi Cer at their resident in Ampang, KL.

As the woman’s relatives had reported about her details to Chin Refugee Center in KL, it is known that the center has requested UNHCR office in KL for further intervention for the women and children in the detention center.

Furthermore, it has been known that UNHCR had already intervened for the asylum-seeker family in the detention and granted the opportunity to have registration.

Ms. Sei Tin Lal who is supposed to depart to USA for resettlement of 5th of March was also arrested on 20th of February 2009. She has been detained in Lengang detention camps. She was arrested at Jalan Imbi.

Nowadays refugees in Malaysia especially who are in Kuala Lumpur have been living in fear for night raids that has been constantly heard in different places of Kuala Lumpur.

Peter, a Chin refugee from Burma said, "Last Saturday night, I was informed that there will be raid at our building that night, so I left my room and stayed at my friends for one night, but the raid did not happened actually."