How two boats with 500 people disappeared almost without trace
So why are so many increasingly risking their lives taking such a dangerous journey?Who are the Rohingya?The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic minority from the north-west of Myanmar's Rakhine State who have long endured persecution and violence. Smoke rises from a burned house in Myanmar's Rakhine state in 2017. (AP)Since 2017, tens of thousands more Rohingya have swollen the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar to an estimated 1.2 million living in a "labyrinthine tent city" covering about 24 square kilometres. About three-quarters are women and children.At the same time, thousands seeking a better life have attempted to make their way to other South-East Asian countries, especially Malaysia, via land and the deadly maritime route.
- ▪So why are so many increasingly risking their lives taking such a dangerous journey?Who are the Rohingya?The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic minority from the north-west of Myanmar's Rakhine State who have long endured persecution and violence
- ▪Smoke rises from a burned house in Myanmar's Rakhine state in 2017. (AP)Since 2017, tens of thousands more Rohingya have swollen the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar to an estimated 1.2 million living in a "labyrinthine tent city" covering abou
- ▪About three-quarters are women and children.At the same time, thousands seeking a better life have attempted to make their way to other South-East Asian countries, especially Malaysia, via land and the deadly maritime route.
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Why more Rohingya are taking deadly boat journeysBy Will JacksonTopic:RefugeesPosted Sun 26 Jul 2026 at 5:27amSun 26 Jul 2026 at 5:27amSun 26 Jul 2026 at 5:27amPeople smugglers charter wooden fishing boats to transport Rohingya asylum seekers to countries like Malaysia and Indonesia. (AFP: Cek Mad)abc.net.au/news/more-than-500-rohingya-drown-in-boat-sinkings/106944250Link copiedShareShare articleTwo boats carrying more than 500 Rohingya asylum seekers have disappeared almost without a trace off the coast of Myanmar in recent weeks.The tragedy brings the number of people reported lost at sea in the region this year to more than 800 — nearly reaching last year's record total of about 900.One in seven Rohingya who attempted the sea journey in search of safety and a better life last year were…
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