Indonesia: Time to sign refugee treaty?

A newly arrived Rohingya refugee wading out to the shore after the local community decided to temporarily allow them to land for water and food in Ulee Madon, Aceh, Indonesia, on Nov 16, 2023. — AFP This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "Time to sign refugee treaty". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2023/11/22/time-to-sign-refugee-treaty.html. Download The Jakarta Post app for easier and faster news access: Android: http://bit.ly/tjp-android iOS: http://bit.ly/tjp-ios

THE recent arrivals in Indonesia of Rohingya refugees fleeing from Myanmar (pic) have, surprisingly, been met by opposition from local people in Aceh. On previous occasions, the Acehnese warmly welcomed the Rohingyas on humanitarian grounds, and to a degree in the name of Islamic brotherhood.

It seems the Acehnese welcome has worn thin.