Pekanbaru. Four Indonesian nationals remain hospitalized in Malaysia following a shooting incident involving the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Jan. 24.

A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya landed at the northernmost province of Aceh as it continued to receive the refugees fleeing persecution and political unrest in Myanmar.

Dozens of Rohingya refugees who arrived by boat at a tourist beach in western Indonesia have been relocated to a temporary shelter after locals allowed their landing, an official said on Thursday. The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar,

At least 76 Rohingya asylum seekers have come ashore in Indonesia’s Aceh province, local officials said yesterday, a reminder of the humanitarian emergency that continues to unfold on the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar.

More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men, 32 women and four children ran aground in Pereulak region in East Aceh on Wednesday after its engine broke down.

The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar -- their predominantly Buddhist homeland -- and thousands risk their lives each year on long and dangerous sea journeys to reach Malaysia or Indonesia.

Dozens of Rohingya refugees who arrived by boat at a tourist beach in western Indonesia have been relocated to a temporary shelter after locals allowed their landing, an official said on

At least 75 Rohingya refugees arrived by boat at a tourist beach in western Indonesia on yesterday, but were stopped by authorities from disembarking,

Authorities initially blocked the refugees from disembarking to prevent them from escaping and because some local residents opposed their presence in town, according to local official.

Authorities say dozens of Rohingya Muslims have come ashore in Indonesia, on the heels of another group earlier this month. The country suspects human trafficking syndicates may be behind the surge in refugee arrivals.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - More than 70 Rohingya came ashore in Indonesia's Aceh province, an official said on Thursday, January 30, 2025, the latest wave of Rohingyas who often faced rejection from Indonesia's regional communities.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s appointment of two former prime ministers as “special advisors” points to a gap between his words and his actions.