Merchants of Misery

June 13, 2012

They come by the thousands, from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Iran. Some enter Indonesiatheir first transit pointlegally, mostly by air, landing at the country's many international airports. Quite a few sneak in from Malaysia, through small ports at the edge of Batam Island, or across border posts in Kalimantan. They all aim towards one final destination: Australia. Some succeed, but many are shipwrecked on the last leg of their journey to

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