Asylum Seekers: Indonesia

Indonesia: JAKARTA - Indonesia's police confirmed they had suspended cooperation with their Australian counterparts after a diplomatic rift between the neighbors, raising the possibility of a surge in asylum seekers heading to Australia from Indonesian shores. , according to Reuters. Asylum seekers, many from South Asia and the Middle East, often try to reach Australia via Indonesia. By Kanupriya Kapoor The rift over reports last week that Canberra spied on top Indonesians is straining ties already soured by pressure from Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's government since it was elected in September to return asylum-seeker boats to Indonesia, which Jakarta has resisted. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.