More than 100 Rohingya arrive in Indonesia by boat

More than 100 Rohingya refugees arriving by boat from Burma arrived on the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province early Sunday, according to a non-governmental organization, Reuters reported yesterday.

Indonesian authorities have not been able to confirm the length of time 114 refugees, including 35 children, have been at sea. But some refugees need medical help, said a volunteer in Aceh.

Refugees walked into a village in Aceh and asked for help to protect them. A villager said a refugee woman could not walk.

The refugees will be handed over to the authorities. Last December, the Indonesian navy rescued a boat that sank off the coast of Indonesia, carrying more than 100 Rohingya refugees.

Although Rohingya refugees are arriving in Indonesia by motorboat, Indonesia is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention.

Nine killed in attack on military council camp in Falam Township

Chin State Falam Township The Chin National League (CNO) says nine people were killed in a joint attack by the Chin National Defense Force (CNDF) on March 5 on a military council camp in Rakhine State.

A spokesman for the Chin National League (CNO) told RFA that on the morning of March 5, two military bases in Ward 1 and Ward 2 of Rikhodar Sub-Township were attacked.

"At around 6 in the morning, the SPDC ambushed the military base on Ward 2. Five members of the military council were killed.

The CNO said no one was injured and that some 2,000 locals in Rakhine State were fleeing the fighting.

In that battle, there were casualties. The RFA has not been able to confirm the deaths and is trying to contact a military council spokesman, General Zaw Min Tun.

Earlier, at the end of February, the CNDF clashed with a convoy of 30 military vehicles advancing on Falam.

The military council and the CNDF joined forces in February. There were five clashes, with about 40 dead on the military council and two on the CNDF coalition, according to the CNO.

There was a whole day of fighting in Dimawso. More than 30 killed by military council

Karenni (Kayah) State According to the PDF group, 35 people were killed in the clashes that took place on March 5 in the town of Demawso.

A spokesman for the Dimo ​​So Township PDF (DMO-local PDF) told RFA that the fighting took place at 6 am on March 5 as the military council troops launched a three-pronged offensive.

"The battle took place in two places. There were three battalions in total. There were a large number of troops. There were about three hundred. The whole day was spent firing long-range weapons from the south of Ngwe Taung.

The Demawso PDF and KGZ resisted the two lines near Thesulay village. He said the CTU technical force and coalition forces resisted.

At least 35 people were killed during the clashes, with four wounded and three wounded in a PDF joint operation.

The RFA has not been able to confirm the casualties, and is trying to contact a spokesman for the council, General Zaw Min Tun.

Currently, there are around 80,000 people displaced by the fighting in Demawso Township, most of them refugees, and more, according to aid workers.

There are about 7,500 refugees in the western part of Phruso Township, for a total of about 8,000, said a member of the Western Refugee Assistance Network in Phruso Township.

On the morning of March 6, clashes continued near Thesule village and Ngwe Taung village tract, and one person was injured on the PDF side, according to a spokesman for the Dimaso PDF (DMO-local PDF).

It has been announced that travel and accommodation will be registered : Myanmar

The Ministry of Immigration and Population announced last night that all domestic travelers will be required to show their citizenship cards from April 1.

A Rangoon resident said the military council's announcement violated human rights to freedom of movement.

"In the past, you could only go with a letter of recommendation. Now you can only go with a registration. We are trying to get them to register with us. It would be good if we did it well.

Travel permits will no longer be issued on April 1. I started traveling at 6 in the morning. The military council has said that guests will be required to show a national identity card at check-in and check-out.

It is alleged that the ambassador provided the information to Hussein, who was 16 years old and above.

The Ministry of Immigration and Population under the military council has also ruled that forging ID cards and extra ID cards is illegal.

The Indonesian Consulate General opens consular stalls for Indonesian citizens in Washington and Oregon, USA

Jakarta - The Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco has opened a consular stall to serve the consular needs of Indonesian citizens (WNI) in Washington and Oregon, United States.

Hundreds of Indonesian citizens in both states visited consular stalls in the cities of Seattle and Salem on March 3-6, 2022, according to a statement from the Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco, Monday.

The ball pick-up program aims to reach Indonesian citizens who need consular services but whose place of residence is far from the RI representative office or is time constrained.

The service through the consular stall of the Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco includes processing of passports, birth certificates, marriage certificates, legalization, visa consultations and others.

"Seeing the enthusiasm of Indonesian citizens who registered, from the start we emphasized the need for careful preparation to make it easier for our people to access consular services as much as possible while still paying attention to health protocols," said the Indonesian Consul General (Consul General) in San Francisco Prasetyo Hadi.

On that occasion, the Consulate General also conducted socialization about the latest regulations regarding travel to Indonesia.

More than 260 people came to the consular shop, and around 273 documents, including passports, certificates and legalizations, were processed by the Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco.

Since the beginning of registration, the Consulate General has set a different arrival schedule for each participant in order to limit large crowds of residents.

According to the Indonesian Consulate General, the consular service activity received a good reception and appreciation from Indonesian citizens who came from various circles, ranging from professionals working in several large US companies, parents, teenagers and children, to Indonesian students.

Optimizing the enthusiasm and presence of citizens, the Consulate General also conducts information dissemination and consular socialization on new national regulations, including the latest Indonesian entry rules for international travelers and the portal for caring for Indonesian citizens developed by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Participants are expected to be able to understand the various new consular regulations and be given tips to understand the function and maximize the use of self-report, including the portal for caring for Indonesian citizens.

"It is hoped that by self-reporting, including through the Portal Peduli WNI, it will make it easier for Indonesian Representatives to carry out their service and protection duties for Indonesian citizens in the working area," said the protocol consul and consular officer of the Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco, Nova Maulani.

To add to the warmth of the atmosphere, the consular stall participants were also able to enjoy screenings of Indonesian films prepared by the Indonesian Consulate General in the waiting room to treat their longing for their homeland.

Consul General Prasetyo said that the consular stall service program will continue and be expanded in other regions in the US.