The STAR online
By Danial Rahman
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019
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| Children at the Rohingya Cultural Centre in the US. - Filepic |
What a change for Salim. From living 21 years in Kuala Lumpur as a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar, he is now resettled in Utica, upper New York State – about 390km from the Big Apple.
His dream destination, and life, is taking shape.
“Boleh tahan... ada heater (not bad... there’s a heater)," he says while giving a virtual tour of his new home via WhatsApp’s free video call.