There are many issues going on with the Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh and South Asia, and these are the suggested news sources. UNICEF is working on a campaign related to the Myanmar refugees, so it provides multiple facts about the issue.
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My plan this month is to work on the powerpoint for the presentation that I was planning to make this winter break. However, I contacted the primary school to find a time to present my project, and I learnt that I couldn't present to them during Winter break, since the Thai school also has break at that time. The school suggested that I can present my project during spring break, since it is the last few weeks of their school year. After hearing back from the Thai primary school, I have to adjust my signature's milestone according to my new schedule. This month instead of working on the power point, I finished the book called Burmese Refugees: Letters from the Thai-Burma Border, and I did some follow up with the ongoing news about Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh.
Some articles about the ongoing issue: This month, my goal was to follow news from around the world about the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. One of the most surprising news that I came across is that Bangladesh and Myanmar governments signed a deal to repatriate the Myanmar refugees, who had been living at the border town of Cox's Bazar after the military violence in their country. Rohingya activist Nay San Lwin told Al Jazeera said, "I didn't find any clear statement how these refugees will be repatriated. I'm not sure whether they will be allowed to return to their original village," On the other hand, Amnesty reported that the Bangladesh government approved a $280 million plan to develop the isolated, flood-prone and uninhabitable island to be a temporary housing for the refugees. Minister Mustafa Kamal said that it would take some time to repatriate all the refugees, so in the meanwhile they need a place to live in. "The humanitarian community has warned of the dangers to the Rohingya refugees if they are relocated to what is widely considered an uninhabitable island, making it harder for humanitarian assistance to reach the refugees," said Amnesty. By reading these news I could see the tension that the Myanmar refugees need to live in. They are being move around like puppets, while not knowing what will happen to their future. Citation: "Amnesty International." Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees must not be relocated to uninhabitable island. November 28, 2017. Accessed November 30, 2017. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/11/bangladesh-rohingya-refugees-must-not-be-relocated-to-uninhabitable-island/. Jazeera, Al. "Myanmar, Bangladesh sign Rohingya return deal." Myanmar News | Al Jazeera. November 23, 2017. Accessed November 30, 2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/myanmar-bangladesh-sign-rohingya-return-deal-171123103014940.html. |
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