More than 100 Rohingya refugees found on beach after spending over a month at sea

Rohingya refugees arriving in Aceh

More than 100 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslim refugees were among the latest group to reach ashore in Indonesia on Sunday after a long and dangerous journey aboard a wooden boat.

Rohingya refugees: At least 20 reported dead as boats land in Indonesia

Watch: Boat with dozens of Rohingya men lands in Indonesia

Early on Sunday a wooden boat carrying nearly 60 Rohingya refugees landed in the Indonesian province of Aceh, according to local police.

Rohingya Muslims stranded in a boat off the Andaman Island, few feared dead| Oneindia News *News

Nearly 100 Rohingya Muslims are stranded on a boat off the coast of Andaman Island, out of which 20 are feared to be dead due to thirst, hunger or drowning. #Rohingya #AndamanIsland #Myanmar

Paresh Rawal summoned by Kolkata police over remarks on Bengalis | Oneindia News *News

The Kolkata police has summoned Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal for his controversial statement in regards to the Bengali community, which he later said was against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingyas. #PareshRawal #Kolkatapolice #Bengalis

Protesters in Jakarta demand government cuts ties with Sweden over Koran burning

Protesters in Jakarta demand the Indonesian government to cut ties with Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands outside their embassies Monday, over the burning of the Koran by their far-right politicians.

WHO to investigate Indian and Indonesian firms in cough syrup deaths | Oneindia News *News

A report by the South China Morning post quoted researchers from the University of Hong Kong who predicted that by January 31st 92 percent of the population in Beijing will be infected by the deadly Covid-19 virus. #Covid-19 #ChinaCoronavirus #Beijing

Is Indonesia’s plan to save Jakarta by building a new capital a ‘massive ecological disaster'?

"The future generations will only hear the stories about the species here because they won't exist anymore."

Indonesia struggles to enforce online gambling ban

Online gambling is against the law in Indonesia, as are all other forms of gambling, but the authorities are finding it particularly hard to catch online gamblers red-handed. DW met up with one Indonesian man taking a big gamble by playing poker for a living