Thousands of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants have been adrift in the Andaman Sea for over a week, starving, dehydrated and in desperate condition. Unlike the Bangladeshis who are escaping poverty, the Rohingyas are fleeing persecution in what they regard their home, the Western Myanmar state of Rakhine. Today, we explore the conditions that have led Rohingyas to risk their lives in search of a better future.

This is a report by Sharyl Kaur and Sherilyn Goh.