Many Rohingyas make perilous journeys and end up on the shores of Aceh but this place which was once welcoming is increasingly pushing back against their arrival.
Mining the deep reporting of CNA's correspondents, Teresa Tang goes behind the scenes with journalists on the frontlines to unpack the biggest Asian and global stories.CNA’s Chandni Vatvani tells Teresa Tang about her visit to a refugee camp in Aceh, Indonesia and what authorities are doing to maintain the peace.These shores were once welcoming, but they have become hostile now. Some even protesting the presence of more Rohingya s in Aceh.
Number one, many said that they sympathised and they empathised with the plight of the Rohingya refugees. However, they felt increasingly that Indonesia was being taken advantage of. They said it was okay for them, and it was okay by them when smaller numbers used to arrive in boats, but this influx caused a wave of panic.
Nonetheless, many people, especially the hosting communities and within the hosting communities, people feel the burden, they say, of hosting the Rohingya in their vicinities and their communities worry that more is being done by authorities for foreigners rather than locals ...
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