Rohingya exodus



Bowing to international pressure, Indonesia allows stricken boat with over 100 Rohingya refugees to dock

  • The group of Rohingya, which included children and pregnant women, had been spotted by a fisherman on their wooden skiff off the coast of Aceh province on Sunday
  • Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar have for years sailed to countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia between November and April when the seas are calm
By Reuters ·