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CogitAsia Podcast: Southeast Asia’s Floating Refugees

by cogitASIA Staff • May 21, 2015 • 1 Comment

On the podcast this week, we analyze the looming humanitarian crisis in Southeast Asia’s waters. Murray Hiebert, Senior Fellow with the CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies, joins to help us understand why thousands of people in region are trying to migrate by sea to Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Murray and Colm discuss the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar and the broader problem of human trafficking in Asia. We also review the region’s news and share our one to watch. Hosted by Colm Quinn. Audio edited by Samuel Ellis. Produced by Jeffrey Bean.