Idul Fitri, which is being celebrated this week, does not always signify a day of victory to some Indonesians. In fact, to a number of refugees still living in camps under miserable conditions, the day may be seen as a "defeat".

At Nunukan, East Kalimantan, 18 families of Indonesian migrant workers who were expelled from Malaysia because they did not possess the right documents, continue to live in misery. At the height of the exodus several mon