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Selfie With The Prime Minister Links

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Malaysia: A Rohingya safe haven?

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Vital aid provided to Rohingya displaced in Myanmar and Bangladesh, but little done to help refugees inside Malaysia. By Adam Bemma Arifa Sultana, is a 23-year-old Rohingya journalist now based in Malaysia after fleeing Myanmar's restive Rakhine state [Adam Bemma/Al Jazeera] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Inside a television studio a small team of four prepare the daily news bulletin featuring horrendous stories of rape, murder, forced exile, and the lack of an international response to these crimes. But this is no ordinary television news station. It's fully staffed by Rohingya refugees broadcasting online, sharing news and information from Myanmar, Bangladesh and beyond. It's essentially refugee TV, brought to you from studios in Malaysia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Sitting at the news anchor desk is Arifa Sultana, a 23-year-old Rohingya journalist. Her family fled from Myanmar's restive Rakhine state to Bangladesh a mere 11 months after her birth in