Almost 300 Rohingyas arrive in AcehRohingya migrants look on following their arrival by boat in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, on Monday. Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants came ashore on Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Monday, authorities said, in what is believed to be the biggest landing of the persecuted Myanmar minority in years. (Photo by Rahmat Mirza/AFP)LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia/BANGKOK: Almost 300 Rohingya refugees believed to have been at sea for six months landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province early on Monday, Indonesian authorities said. Junaidi Yahya, head of the Red Cross in Lhokseumawe, said the group was currently being held in a temporary location. But both Malaysian and Thai authorities pushed them back, she said, as borders tightened due to coronavirus pandemic.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2020 05:36 UTC