Rohingya refugees reaching Indonesia by boat pushed back to sea

Five boats carrying 866 Rohingya refugees landed in parts of Indonesia's Aceh province in the past week, facing mixed reception from locals, the UN refugee agency and local police said, as reported by German news agency (dpa).

Three of the boats arrived on Sunday, carrying 525 refugees. They landed in different locations in Aceh. A total of 249 of the boat passengers had been turned away by villagers at two sites last Thursday before they were finally allowed to come ashore after an urgent appeal by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)...