Indonesian former vice president Jusuf Kalla (file photo)

Kalla calls on Myanmar to stop discrimination against Rohingya

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Former Indonesian vice president M Jusuf Kalla has called on the Myanmar government to stop discrimination against the Rohingya Muslims. "We support the Rohingya ethnic. Myanmar must not be discriminative by allowing the murders and violence (against Rohingya) occur," Kalla said Friday. Indonesia could play an active role in trying to protect Rohingya Muslims by taking diplomatic measures,...

Thousands of Rakhines and Rohingyas fled the violence. Some of the Rohingyas, who are Muslims of South Asian descent, tried to escape by boat to neighbouring Bangladesh, but most were turned away. (file photo)

Jumat , 20 Jul 2012, 23:18 WIB

Indonesia voices concern over Rohingya