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In no man’s land: Malaysia’s unwanted refugees
At a free health clinic in Penang, some of the tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have poured into Malaysia from war-torn Myanmar talk about life in a country that denies them meaningful support, rights and status.
- Zach Hope
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Kim wants to know if his mum is alive. It’s not easy for the son of Suu Kyi
The pro-democracy icon has been detained by a secretive, brutal junta that has waged war against its own citizens since February 2021. Her younger son is demanding answers.
- Michael Ruffles
- Analysis
- Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s military dictators don’t care about Aung San Suu Kyi. Here’s what they really crave
The regime has moved the popular Nobel laureate from a jail to home detention, but it’s unlikely the leopard is changing its spots.
- Zach Hope
- Magazine
- Good Weekend
The April 11 edition
Artist Khaled Sabsabi: after the storm | Investigating an ‘unnatural’ death | Dog-park etiquette | The young ‘Elvis’ living his Pa’s dream | A quiet Aussie hero
- Analysis
- Asia
There is war in our backyard and we have forgotten all about it
As everyone was absorbing the RBA’s decision to raise interest rates on Tuesday evening, one economist received something of a rock-star reception in Sydney.
- Michael Ruffles
- Opinion
- Myanmar
Myanmar’s elections will be neither free nor fair. But could they rattle the deadly status quo?
Min Aung Hlaing is desperate for his regime to be seen as legitimate, and he believes elections starting on December 28 are a means to that end.
- Zach Hope
Junta airstrikes on Myanmar hospital kill at least 33
The hit could be the deadliest on a hospital in almost five years of Myanmar civil war.
- Zach Hope
‘Deluded’ Trump administration deems Myanmar safe, tells citizens to go back home
Human rights groups have condemned the move, accusing the US of aiding and abetting the Myanmar military junta which is “actively seeking to crush its people”.
- Zach Hope
- Analysis
- War
The deadly war raging on Australia’s doorstep that Trump won’t touch
Credit where it’s due, the US president has been making things happen in the Middle East. But there is another brutal conflict no one will touch, even as the UN pleads for help.
- Zach Hope
How a river saved a village when war reached its doorstep
The day the fighting neared their village, the residents of Pu Lu Palaw made for the river. Thai soldiers helped them cross. But peace was only fleeting.
- Kate Geraghty and Zach Hope