Myanmar

Malay Mail | New Sin Yew confirmed that the lawyers for Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia still did not have information on the 1,200 Myanmar nationals detained and those who had already been deported to Myanmar. The status of the 17 minors and the three UNHCR-recognised refugees named in the lawsuit were also unknown.

Malaysiakini | KL High Court Judge Mariana Yahya allowed the extension of the order until March 9 against the deportation of Myanmar nationals back to the country currently facing a military coup and deadly protests. Lawyer New Sin Yew, among others, is acting for Amnesty International and Asylum Access.

Malaysiakini | Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia filed an application to seek the KL High Court’s intervention to stop the deportation of Myanmar nationals, include asylum seekers registered with the UNHCR. The two NGOs were represented by Ambiga Sreenevasan, Lim Wei Jiet, and Gokul Radhakrishnan of Sreenevasan Advocates & Solicitors, as well as New Sin Yew of AmerBON.

Malay Mail | The stay of deportation was granted until 10am Wednesday morning, when the court will hear the groups’ application for judicial review to suspend the deportation. New Sin Yew is part of the team representing Amnesty International and Asylum Access.