116 Rohingya refugees rescued by Indonesian fishermen off Aceh coast
Indonesian fishermen rescued 116 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, on Saturday after their boat sank off the coast of Aceh province, according to a local daily. Jakarta Globe reported that the group had fled Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, hoping to reach Indonesia or Malaysia.
Indonesian fishermen rescue 116 Rohingya refugees
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia — Indonesian fishermen on Saturday rescued 116 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, after their rickety boat sank, officials said. The group had ...
Dozens More Rohingya Refugees Arrive by Boat in Western Indonesia
JAKARTA - More than 110 Rohingya refugees came ashore in Indonesia's Aceh province on Saturday after their boat nearly sank, officials from the U.N. refugee agency and local government said, as growing numbers arrive by sea in the Southeast Asian country.
More than 100 Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesia, UN says
More than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, have been rescued after their boat sank off the coast of Indonesia, the United Nations refugee agency said Saturday. The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar and thousands risk their lives each year on long and dangerous sea journeys to reach Malaysia or Indonesia.
Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesian coast: UN
More than 100 of the Rohingya refugees were rescued after their boat sunk of the northeastern coast of Sumatra island.
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Ramasamy barred from leaving country amid MACC probe
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Woman-owned cafe in Indonesia's Sharia stronghold shakes stigma
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Twenty years after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, Ray Martin travels to Indonesia
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How US Warning Center Responded to Catastrophic Tsunami: 'Flying Blind'
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When “Uncle Ray-Ray” returns to Banda Aceh
Ray Martin revisits Indonesia 20 years on from the Boxing Day Tsunami, and finds a thriving city and people still ready to welcome a stranger.