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Opinion Papers
Rohingya risk lives at sea to flee Myanmar, Bangladesh
Source: Deutsche Welle | By Zsombor Peter
Every year, thousands of Rohingya attempt to flee Myanmar and Bangladesh by sea. The escape effort kills hundreds of people per year.
Beyond humanitarian aid: Rethinking Australia’s Myanmar policy
Source: The Interpreter | By Mon Zin
Five years after the coup, Myanmar’s instability is bleeding across borders. Canberra’s policy hasn’t kept up.
‘I’m scared to go back’: How some Myanmar workers end up exploited in Singapore
Source: Channel News Asia | By Aslam Shah and Louisa Tang
Non-governmental organisations say they are receiving more complaints from Myanmar nationals over issues like unpaid wages, as well as allegations of recruitment scams that lure workers into illegal work such as sexual services.
Mideast war risks dramatically deepening Myanmar crisis: UN expert
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
Myanmar’s spiralling rights and humanitarian crises risk getting “much worse” as global attention focuses on the Middle East war and aid dwindles further, the top United Nations expert on the Asian country warned.
Coup and conscription drive Myanmar students to Thailand
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service | By Thai PBS World
Most of the students have enrolled in private universities in and around Bangkok, marking a shift from earlier patterns when Myanmar students typically sought admission to elite public institutions.