On May 11th, 27 refugees left Phnom Penh for Finland. The majority of those leaving were Montagnard refugees from Vietnam. This is the first group of about 75 Montagnard refugees who will be resettled in Finland more departures are due in the coming weeks. For more news on this departure the BBC Guy De Launey was at Phnom Penh airport to see the refugees off.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/4540665.stm

Possible new arrivals

There continue to be reports of at least five Montagnard asylum seekers in Ratanakiri province. On the 27th May, Hong Ang, deputy police chief of Ratanakiri was quoted in the press saying that there were unconfirmed reports of 50 or 60 Montagnards currently in Mondulkiri province.

On the 26th May, a Cambodian human rights organisation, Ad Hoc, reported that police had conducted a 10 day search for the five Montagnards in Ratanakiri. UNHCR has requested the Cambodian Government access to these areas and although the authorities have been slow to respond it is expected that a joint mission to Ratanakiri will take place soon.