YANGON: Organisers of the Malaysian-led Rohingya aid ship thanked Myanmar for allowing them to drop off cargo at the port here over the past two days. The Nautical Aliya aid ship is carrying 2,300 tonnes of food and other cargo for Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh. The ship is expected to leave Yangon Port at about noon once the tide rises. Bangladesh previously stopped the mission's organisers from docking at Teknaf, which is nearer to some Rohingya camps, and offered Chittagong as one of the alternative landing ports. At this point, the Bangladeshi Government is not allowing the ship's 184 passengers to get off the ship to visit the Rohingya camps.

Source: The Star February 10, 2017 03:22 UTC