Dateline Southeast Asia - December 15 to 21, 2020
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What you need to know
The unresolved issue of the Rohingya refugess has resurfaced after reports that they were preyed upon in a human trafficking network involving high-seas extortion gangs, corrupt police, and illegal drugs across Indonesia and Malaysia.
Most of the exploitation happens in international waters, along the porous borders of Southeast Asia.
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