This article was published by Berita Harian on 6 September 2017.
Prof Leo Suryadinata is Visiting Senior Fellow, while Dr Mustafa Izzuddin is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
This article was first published by Free Malaysia Today on 5 September 2017.
Dr Lee Hwok-Aun is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The articles were first published by TODAY on 6 September 2017.
Tan Sri Sheriff Kassim was speaking at a seminar organised by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, titled “Malaysia in a Constitutional Democracy” on 5 September 2017.
This article was first published by Financial Times on 3 September 2017.
Dr Mustafa Izzuddin is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
This article was first published by The Straits Time on 4 September 2017.
Dr Pongphisoot Busbarat is Visiting Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
This article was first published by Myanmar Times on 1 September 2017.
Dr Tin Maung Maung Than is Associate Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
This article was first published by TODAY on 4 September 2017.
Dr Siwage Dharma Negara is Fellow and Co-coordinator Indonesia Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
This article was adapted from ISEAS’ Commentaries 2017/52, 29 August 2017 – “Realities of the Rakhine Issue in Myanmar” and published by IDN-InDepthNews on 1 September 2017.
Mr Ye Htut is Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Tensions in western Rakhine State, Myanmar have escalated to a potential tipping point. This past weekend, 30 police posts and an army base were attacked by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), resulting in the death of more than 100 people, mostly militants. This comes on the heels of a spate of militant-initiated killings and attacks that began in October 2016, against a backdrop pf decades of state and military suppression of separatism and communal violence.
“Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Rohingya Seeking Refuge in Bangladesh” by Su-Ann Oh
The maelstrom of militant attacks, civilian reprisals and government security crackdowns in western Rakhine, Myanmar has brought about another surge of Rohingya arrivals, or Bengalis as the local population calls them, in Bangladesh. It has been reported that almost 90 000 have crossed into Bangladesh, with between 18 000 and 28 000 having been permitted entry; the rest were turned away. Some have returned to Bangladesh despite being refused entry, and/or are squatting in an area beyond the boundary guarded by Bangladesh’s Border Guard.