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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ZAHIDA, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, feeds her mother, ASMA, 90 years old, in their home in Kulai. They came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of their extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  MURIAH, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, said her husband and some of her children were killed by Buddhist mobs during sectarian violence against the Rohingya in Rakhine state of Myanmar. She came to Malaysia after the riots and spent 11 days on a boat with 500 other Rohingya refugees. She said the Indian Navy helped them once with food and water and pointed them in the direction of Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  MURIAH, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, said her husband and some of her children were killed by Buddhist mobs during sectarian violence against the Rohingya in Rakhine state of Myanmar. She came to Malaysia after the riots and spent 11 days on a boat with 500 other Rohingya refugees. She said the Indian Navy helped them once with food and water and pointed them in the direction of Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ZAHIDA, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, feeds her mother, ASMA, 90 years old, in their home in Kulai. They came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of their extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  RUHIMA, a Rohingya refugee woman in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She said her son and husband were killed in a traffic accident in Malaysia and now she can't afford insulin for her diabetes or continued treatment for injuries she suffered in the wreck that killed her husband. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  MURIAH, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, said her husband and some of her children were killed by Buddhist mobs during sectarian violence against the Rohingya in Rakhine state of Myanmar. She came to Malaysia after the riots and spent 11 days on a boat with 500 other Rohingya refugees. She said the Indian Navy helped them once with food and water and pointed them in the direction of Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMED SHAFI bin HABE, (right) a prominent member of the Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia, and other Rohingya refugees talk about their lives as refugees in Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work cleaning storm sewers in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a street cleaner in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. He said he is paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a street cleaner in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. He said he is paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ASMA, 90 years old, (second from left) a Rohingya refugee from Sittwe, Myanmar, with her family in her home in Kulai. She came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of her extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  ASMA, 90 years old, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar with one of her great grandchildren in their home in Kulai. They came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of their extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ASMA, 90 years old, a Rohingya refugee from Sittwe, Myanmar, in her home in Kulai. She came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of her extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  RUHIMA, a Rohingya refugee woman in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She said her son and husband were killed in a traffic accident in Malaysia and now she can't afford insulin for her diabetes or continued treatment for injuries she suffered in the wreck that killed her husband. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: RUHIMA, a 75 year old Rohingya woman on her bed in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She came to Malaysia on a boat 2 years ago, when sectarian violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of their homes in western Myanmar. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: RUHIMA, a 75 year old Rohingya woman on her bed in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She came to Malaysia on a boat 2 years ago, when sectarian violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of their homes in western Myanmar. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: RUHIMA, a 75 year old Rohingya woman on her bed in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She came to Malaysia on a boat 2 years ago, when sectarian violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of their homes in western Myanmar. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: RUHIMA, a 75 year old Rohingya woman on her bed in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She came to Malaysia on a boat 2 years ago, when sectarian violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of their homes in western Myanmar. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work cleaning storm sewers in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: RUHIMA, a 75 year old Rohingya woman on her bed in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She came to Malaysia on a boat 2 years ago, when sectarian violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of their homes in western Myanmar. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Women pray in the Goddess of Mercy shrine in the center of George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Chinese tourists ride a trishaw (bicycle powered rickshaw) in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.              PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A woman carries her baby off the ferry in George Town on Penang Island after arriving from Butterworth on the Malaysian mainland. George Town (also Georgetown) is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A woman releases a bird to make merit at the Goddess of Mercy shrine in central George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Women pray in the Goddess of Mercy shrine in the center of George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: The roofline of the main prayer hall at the Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, the largest Burmese temple in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. The temple was developed in 1803. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Theravada Buddhist monk solicits alms in a market in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Theravada Buddhist monk solicits alms in a market in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A woman sets up her banana stand in a market in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Tea cups in the Yap Kongsi, a Chinese shrine in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A religious statue for sale in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A statue of the Chinese Goddess of Mercy for sale in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Parrot Fish for sale as food in a market in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee working at a car wash in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee family from Sittwe, Myanmar, in their home in Kulai, Malaysia. None of them has official UNHCR refugee status, they face daily harassment from Malaysian police. They pay about 400 Malaysian Ringgit (about $110 US) a month rent for their home, which has numerous holes in the roof and exterior walls and floods in the rainy season. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A cow is butchered in an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A man butchers a cow sold at an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A man butchers a cow sold at an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee couple sells betel nut on a street in a Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia. This informal work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  ZAINAL ABIDIN, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia with his wife. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: The roofline of a Chinese community as seen from the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Sunset in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Sunset in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Vietnamese style spring rolls at a restaurant in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: People arrive in George Town on Penang Island from Butterworth on the Malaysian mainland. George Town (also Georgetown) is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A cargo ship in  George Town (also Georgetown) is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A couple rides the ferry from George Town on the island of Penang to Butterworth on the Malaysian mainland. George Town (also Georgetown) is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: George Town (also Georgetown) is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: The International Cruise Ship Terminal in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: People arrive in George Town on Penang Island from Butterworth on the Malaysian mainland. George Town (also Georgetown) is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A door to a private residence in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A door to a private residence in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: a relief on a wall in the Goddess of Mercy shrine in central  George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Women pray in the Goddess of Mercy shrine in the center of George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Buddha seated in front of graves holding ashes from people cremated in Wat Chayamangkalaram Thai Buddhist Temple in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: The Buddha at the Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, the largest Burmese temple in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. The temple was developed in 1803. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: The Buddha at the Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, the largest Burmese temple in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. The temple was developed in 1803. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A wall relief depicting the Buddha at the Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, the largest Burmese temple in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. The temple was developed in 1803. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A roofline at the Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, the largest Burmese temple in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. The temple was developed in 1803. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A market in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A market in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A food vendor fries noodles in a tea shop in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A food vendor fries noodles in a tea shop in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A fruit vendor in a market in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A market in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Theravada Buddhist monk solicits alms in a market in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Men slaughter chickens in a market in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Sunset in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Sunset on Chulia Street, one of the main tourist streets in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Chinese tourists ride a trishaw (bicycle powered rickshaw) in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: The roofline of buildings in the historic center of George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: The roofline of buildings in the historic center of George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A man parks his bicycle in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A Chinese opera performed with puppets at the Hean Boo Thean Kuanyin temple on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Chinese operas are performed as a part of religious ritual, to entertain the gods, not the people. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: One of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A man paints the front deck of his hom on one of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: One of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    GeorgeTownPenangMSYFeatures014.jpg
  • 06 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: One of the "clan jetties" in George Town (also Georgetown), the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. The "clan jetties" are the traditional homes of Chinese people who originally settled in the area centuries ago. Named after Britain's King George III, George Town is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island. The inner city has a population of 720,202 and the metropolitan area known as George Town Conurbation which consists of Penang Island, Seberang Prai, Kulim and Sungai Petani has a combined population of 2,292,394, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. The inner city of George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular international tourist destinations in Malaysia.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    GeorgeTownPenangMSYFeatures013.jpg
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