Md. Mahbubul Haque

• Sultan Zainal Abidin University

Platform work has gained significant recognition due to the rapid growth of the digital economy, which offers new opportunities for workers. However, inadequate regulatory frameworks in Malaysia have led to various human rights concerns, particularly regarding the protection of workers' rights, such as social security, fair remuneration and safe wo...

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on migrant workers all over the world, including in Malaysia. This study focuses on the undocumented Thai migrant workers in Malaysia. Due to their illegal status, as returnee migrants in Thailand, they could not seek assistance from the government. This study aims to explore the struggle of illegal Thai migran...

Malaysia is one of the popular destinations of migrant workers in Southeast Asia country. Despite these migrant workers contributing greatly to the economy, they often face challenges in obtaining adequate housing which can be harmful to their health and safety. In Malaysia, migrant workers often live in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, which...

This study examines Rohingya living in Malaysia. Myanmar’s discriminatory citizenship laws have stripped nearly all Rohingya of their citizenship, making them the largest stateless ethnic group in the world. Malaysia is one of the most popular destinations for the displaced Rohingya from Myanmar. As Malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee C...

Platform work and platform workers are transforming the present employment landscape in most countries, including Malaysia. A platformbased economy provides various career opportunities with flexible working hours, autonomy and control and the potential for a high income. Despite the economic benefits of the platform-based economy, there are rising...

Majority of ASEAN member countries consider themselves to be non-immigrant countries. As a result, the majority of ASEAN countries are not perfect locations for immigrants to settle. However, all states are bound by the non-refoulment principle laid down under Customary International Law in which, the states are prohibited to return the refugee to...

Migration occurs for a variety of reasons, including political, economic, social, and environmental considerations. Migrants frequently bring members of their families to receiving countries in search of a new and better life. Like many other countries, Malaysia has long struggled with the issue of undocumented migrants, including children. One of...

Migration occurs for a variety of reasons, including political, economic, social, and environmental considerations. Migrants frequently bring members of their families to receiving countries in search of a new and better life. Like many other countries, Malaysia has long struggled with the issue of undocumented migrants, including children. One of...

The rapid development of digitalisation has tremendously changed the way business operates. In recent years, the on-demand economy or gig economy model has received positive acceptance worldwide due to its convenience and flexibility, both to business owners and consumers. More importantly, the on-demand economy offers a variety of job prospects to...

The migration of people to other countries in search of employment is a common phenomenon that has occurred throughout history. While migration is a positive and empowering experience, migrant workers can be vulnerable to human rights violations. In this context, international laws have provided the international legal framework on the rights of mi...

Burma/Myanmar is one of the most ethnically diverse and largest countries of Southeast Asia. Since the early days of independence, Burma failed to establish multi-party democracy and a federal system of government. After the NLD's landslide victory in 2015, it has introduced major positive changes especially the freedom of expression and associatio...

In Myanmar's post-independence history, the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities have been in conflict with the Rangoon based central government. It is commonly alleged that the Rohingya are involved with separatist movements that threaten Myanmar's sovereignty. The ethnic minority Rohingya were faced with sub-violent confrontation after the milita...

This article represents the Introduction of a Special Issue in Asian Affairs: An American Review (journal) about Rohingya living in Southeast Asia.

There are few if any comparative studies of Thailand’s Deep South and Burma/Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis. Both cases are intriguing as they have similar characteristics, while nuanced by distinctive contexts and political consequences. In this article, the comparative analysis of crisis issues in the two countries concentrates on history, policy respo...

Since August 2017, the exacerbation of violence and military operations in the northern townships of Rakhine State, where the majority of Rohingya have resided, has led more than a million Rohingya refugees to flee across the border into Bangladesh. Around 6,000 Rohingya are living in bleak, makeshift conditions in "no-man’s land" on the Myanmar-Ba...

Using a Human Security approach, this study examines Rohyinga refugees in Thailand. The Myanmar government’s refusal to offer the Rohingya citizenship has rendered them effectively stateless, denied basic rights and protections. Myanmar’s 1982 Citizenship Law was created in the name of indigenous ethnicity to deny nationality to the Rohingya. Myanm...

Rohingya Survivors: Regional Security Implication of Gender-Based Violence is not only a research book. It also explains how the Rohingya ethnic group became a major security issue in the region, mainly in Myanmar. Due to the prior policy of the Burmese regime, the Rohingyas are stateless; they were forced to leave their homeland and have become re...

The understanding of the importance of dietary berries of maintaining human health has led to unrestrained increase of global strawberry crop production. The present work was conducted for molecular characterization and selection of genetically pure somaclonal variants of strawberry. For molecular characterization, RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphi...

Migration by nature can lead to¹ integration. This is possible when a nation-state takes a clear stand on the practices of multiculturalism. Most Asian countries have failed to adopt multiculturalism and rather practice the policy of assimilation. Yet multiculturalism has become popular as this concept incorporates recognition of ethnic and nationa...

Facing the adverse effects of climate change is one of the biggest challenges for the country of Bangladesh. As a low lying downstream riparian country (70 percent of land area is 5 m or less above sea level), Bangladesh is one of the country’s most vulnerable to extreme climate events and the impact of climate change, from both flooding and sea wa...

The understanding of the importance of dietary berries of maintaining human health has led to unrestrained increase of global strawberry crop production. The present work was conducted for molecular characterization and selection of genetically pure somaclonal variants of strawberry. For molecular characterization, RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphi...

The Rohingyas have experienced difficulties in obtaining citizenship since the enactment of the 1982 Citizenship Law in Burma. From the beginning of Burmese independence, their separate identity was recognized by the then democratic government of Premier U Nu (1948–1962). Their situation worsened after the military takeover in 1962 leaving then sub...