By MICHELLE M.Y. CHAN
THE No Refuge: Burmese Refugees in Malaysia photo exhibition at Kuala Lumpur’s Central Market highlights the plight of the displaced Myanmarese population in Malaysia, many of whom left behind a deplorable existence in Myanmar but found life here only a marginal improvement.
Organised by the Annexe Gallery and human rights NGO Suaram, the exhibition features 70 photographs by five award-winning photojournalists.
Making do: A photograph by Simon Wheatley showing Burmese refugees in an apartment in the Pudu neighbourhood.The images are captured in real-life settings and focus on the woeful persona-non-grata predicament of the displaced Myanmarese in Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas.
