Indonesia appeals for end to Rohingya crisis

Ethnic Rohingya people rest after the boat carrying them landed in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, early Monday, Sept 7,2020. Almost 300 Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia's Aceh province Monday and were evacuated by military, police and Red Cross volunteers, authorities said. — AP

Indonesia has again called on Myanmar to work out its plan to repatriate thousands of Rohingya refugees and address the root cause of a refugee crisis that has spilled over into the rest of South-East Asia.

Hundreds of stranded Rohingya refugees landed on Indonesian shores just a day before the top diplomats of ten-nation Asean virtually convened to thrash out a collective stance on various issues, including the refugee crisis.