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Figure 15-1
Defining the realm: mainland and insular Southeast Asia. Note the locations of the core regions.
From H. J. de Blij and P . O. Muller, Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts , 14th edition,
2010, p. 532. Originally rendered in color. © H. J. de Blij and P . O. Muller. Reprinted with permission
of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
detention and torture, land confiscation, and forced
labor. T To avoid further atrocities, around 200,000
fled to Bangladesh, but the Bangladeshi government
withdrew its support of them in 2005. Now , thou-
sands have escaped to Thailand where they live in
refugee camps. Unfortunately , the Thais don't want
them either. In 2009 and 2010, there were several
cases of Rohingyas being towed out to sea by the
Thai army and cut adrift to die.
The Rohingyas
The some 730,000 Rohingyas are Sunni Muslims
of northern Rakhine (Arakan) State. They have
been persecuted since the Myanmar army launched
operation Nagamin (Dragon King) in 1978 whereby
they killed, raped, and plundered Rohingya com-
munities. Most Rohingyas are denied Myanmar
citizenship. They are subject to extortion, arbitrary
 
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