Posts Tagged ‘Jaya Lestari 5’
Tamil asylum seekers battle rat plagueBy Editor - March 31st, 2010 |
Sri Lankan asylum seekers refusing to leave a boat in Indonesia are battling a plague of rats as they mark six months aboard the vessel. The Sri Lankans boarded the Jaya Lestari 5 cargo boat bound for Australia in early October last year. The Indonesian Navy apprehended the boat at Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s request about ten days later |