Malaysia should pile pressure on Myanmar over ongoing Rohingya massacre, says Mapim

Displaced Rohingya people from Myanmar's northern Rakhine state are seen gathered at the border town of Ukhiya after Bangladeshi border guards stopped them from entering Bangladesh, on August 26, 2017. At least 89 people including a dozen security forces were killed as Rohingya militants besieged border posts in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar's authorities said on August 25, triggering a fresh exodus of refugees towards Bangladesh. / AFP PHOTO

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia and Indonesia should pile pressure on Myanmar to stop the ongoing massacre that has left dozens of Rohingya civilians dead, urged an Islamic NGO.

According to reports, at least 77 Rohingya Muslims and 12 members of security forces were killed in the Rakhine state after a rebel group launched pre-dawn raids on police posts and tried to break into an army base on Friday.