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Indonesia's navy pushes a boat suspected of carrying Rohingya refugees out of its waters

Indonesia's navy said Thursday that it forcibly pushed a boat packed with refugees back to international waters after the vessel approached the shores of Aceh province. The province that forms part of Sumatra island has seen an increasing number of arriving boats, most carrying Rohingya refugees from southern Bangladesh. Large numbers of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh in 2017 following military attacks on members of the persecuted Muslim minority in their homeland of Myanmar.
Jakarta Raya Indonesia General Retno Marsudi Joko Widodo Banda Aceh Associated Press
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Shrinking civil space and persistent logging: 2023 in review in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is home to the third-largest expanse of tropical rainforest in the world, making it a pivotal region for global efforts to address the biodiversity crisis and climate change. But intense development pressure and global consumption are transforming the region’s landscapes, fragmenting forests, degrading waterways and depleting the natural resources on which countless species […]
Indonesia General Republic Of Nusa Tenggara Barat Camarines Sur Cardamom Mountains Malaysia General

Indonesia's navy pushes boat suspected of carrying Rohingya refugees out of its waters

Indonesia’s navy says it forcibly pushed a boat packed with refugees back to international waters after the vessel approached the shores of Aceh province. The Indonesian navy says one of its ships located a boat thought to be carrying refugees on Wednesday about 72 miles off Indonesia’s coast and drove it out.
Indonesia General Jakarta Raya Banda Aceh Joko Widodo Retno Marsudi Refugee Convention

To help beleaguered Javan rhinos, study calls for tree felling, captive breeding

Once roaming across Southeast Asia, the Javan rhino today persists on a single peninsula off the western-most coast of Java in Indonesian. There, in Ujung Kulon National Park, around 70 Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) survive. A tsunami, a disease or a determined group of poachers could wipe them out for good. To complicate matters further, […]
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