Md Mahbubul Haque
Biographic Data
| ID | 4104547 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Md Mahbubul Haque |
| GIVEN NAMES | Md Mahbubul |
| FAMILY NAME | Haque |
| SIGNATURE | HAQUE M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sultan Zainal Abidin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1916-055X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bridging Cultural Communication Gaps
Migrant workers can be considered as a catalyst for Malaysia’s economic development. There were 2.14 million migrant workers in Malaysia as of June 2025. However, these migrant workers often face various problems, especially regarding their rights in Malaysia. These situations frequently arise due to the lack of awareness among migrant workers about their legally protected rights in Malaysia. Thus, this article aims to explore the advantages of i…
Thai Migrant Workers’ Struggles in Malaysia During the Coronavirus Outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak significantly impacted vulnerable groups globally and regionally. This study explores the hardships experienced by Thai nationals working in Malaysia, including their vulnerabilities related to undocumented status and inadequate social protection. Layoffs, lack of access to aid, and strict border controls exacerbated financial and emotional distress for these migrant workers. Many faced deportation threats, healthcare inacce…
Challenges of non-formal education for Rohingya children in Malaysia
Covid-19 and returnee migrant workers’ struggles in Southern Thailand
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 migrant workers after returning to their country of origin and responses from government and other organiz…
Rohingya refugees and their right to work in Malaysia
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 Convention and its 1967 Protocol, the Rohingya are not entitled to any legal protection under the exi…
Rights of Undocumented Migrant Children to Education Under the Malaysian Legal Framework
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 most critical issues concerning migrant children is the deprivation of their right to an educati…
Introduction
The Introduction to this Special Issue explains who the Rohingya people are, their relevance with regard to this Special Issue, why it focuses upon their experiences in Asia today, how Covid-19 has affected them and what might be their future. It also presents summaries of each of the papers in the Special Issue
Stranded Rohingya in “No-Man’s Land” between Myanmar and Bangladesh
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-Bangladesh border, a place known as Zero Point. The Rohingya here have not been given refugee status, …
Peacebuilding in Thailand’s Deep South and in Myanmar/Burma
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 responses of governments, and peace processes. Burma/Myanmar and Thailand are Buddhist majority countries…
Displaced Rohingya and Concern for Non-traditional Security Risks in Thailand
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. Myanmar’s military has repressed and massacred Rohingya on several occasions, most notably in 2012 and 20…
Chapter 4
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 national minorities and supports their cultural identity. Due to longstanding conflict in the southernmost …
Rohingya Ethnic Muslim Minority and the 1982 Citizenship Law in Burma
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 subject to humiliating restrictions and harsh treatment by the State. However, the Burmese 1982 Citizen…
Rohingya Ethnic Muslim Minority and the 1982 Citizenship Law in Burma
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 subject to humiliating restrictions and harsh treatment by the State. However, the Burmese 1982 Citizen…
Peacebuilding in Thailand’s Deep South and in Myanmar/Burma
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 responses of governments, and peace processes. Burma/Myanmar and Thailand are Buddhist majority countries…
Rohingya Ethnic Muslim Minority and the 1982 Citizenship Law in Burma
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 subject to humiliating restrictions and harsh treatment by the State. However, the Burmese 1982 Citizen…
Chapter 4
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 national minorities and supports their cultural identity. Due to longstanding conflict in the southernmost …
Displaced Rohingya and Concern for Non-traditional Security Risks in Thailand
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. Myanmar’s military has repressed and massacred Rohingya on several occasions, most notably in 2012 and 20…
Introduction
The Introduction to this Special Issue explains who the Rohingya people are, their relevance with regard to this Special Issue, why it focuses upon their experiences in Asia today, how Covid-19 has affected them and what might be their future. It also presents summaries of each of the papers in the Special Issue
Stranded Rohingya in “No-Man’s Land” between Myanmar and Bangladesh
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-Bangladesh border, a place known as Zero Point. The Rohingya here have not been given refugee status, …
Peacebuilding in Thailand’s Deep South and in Myanmar/Burma
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 responses of governments, and peace processes. Burma/Myanmar and Thailand are Buddhist majority countries…
Rights of Undocumented Migrant Children to Education Under the Malaysian Legal Framework
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 most critical issues concerning migrant children is the deprivation of their right to an educati…
Rohingya refugees and their right to work in Malaysia
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 Convention and its 1967 Protocol, the Rohingya are not entitled to any legal protection under the exi…
Covid-19 and returnee migrant workers’ struggles in Southern Thailand
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 migrant workers after returning to their country of origin and responses from government and other organiz…
Thai Migrant Workers’ Struggles in Malaysia During the Coronavirus Outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak significantly impacted vulnerable groups globally and regionally. This study explores the hardships experienced by Thai nationals working in Malaysia, including their vulnerabilities related to undocumented status and inadequate social protection. Layoffs, lack of access to aid, and strict border controls exacerbated financial and emotional distress for these migrant workers. Many faced deportation threats, healthcare inacce…
Challenges of non-formal education for Rohingya children in Malaysia
Bridging Cultural Communication Gaps
Migrant workers can be considered as a catalyst for Malaysia’s economic development. There were 2.14 million migrant workers in Malaysia as of June 2025. However, these migrant workers often face various problems, especially regarding their rights in Malaysia. These situations frequently arise due to the lack of awareness among migrant workers about their legally protected rights in Malaysia. Thus, this article aims to explore the advantages of i…
Political science (9 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Cambodian History and Society (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Ethnic group (4 works)