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Missing Rohingya women said to have been trafficked from Indonesia to Malaysia
A Rohingya refugee at the makeshift camp in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia, where over 100 refugees remain of the nearly 400 who arrived in boat landings last June to September.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
PublishedFeb 3, 2021, 5:00 am SGT
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From tales of allegedly dwindling food stockpiles in Singapore to Indonesian land supposedly being traded to China for precious supplies of vaccine, false narratives about COVID-19 have swirled around the Southeast Asian internet for months.
Disinformation in the region is not a new phenomenon. During the 2014 Indonesian election, Islamist groups targeted current President Joko Widodo and falsely claimed he was a non-Muslim of Chinese lineage. Online troll armies notoriously helped propel Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to victory in his 2016 campaign. Concerns about misinformation have led governments to implement highly controversial legislation in Thailand and Malaysia.
Now, the misinformation ecosystem in Southeast Asia continues to thrive in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.