A boat carrying Rohingya refugees stranded at sea off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on Dec 27, 2021. - Reuters
BIREUEN, Indonesia (Reuters): Indonesian authorities will help repair a stranded boat packed with over 100 Rohingya off its coast but will not allow its passengers to seek refuge in the South-East Asian country and will turn the vessel away, officials told Reuters on Tuesday (Dec 28).
Fishermen spotted the skiff on Sunday, adrift off the coast of Bireuen, a district on the western island of Sumatra, with around 120 men, women and children on board.
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