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By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Jakarta
26 April 2006
Indonesian immigration officials say 77 men from Burma who washed up on Indonesian shores after bad weather blew their boat off course will leave the country as soon as weather permits.
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The men, all ethnic1 Rohingyas, say they were heading to Malaysia to find work as illegal migrants when rains and strong winds threw their boat of course, landing them in Aceh, just off the northern tip of Sumatra island.
Immigration officials say they are satisfied the men are not seeking asylum2 in Indonesia.
Septiawan, from the immigration office in the provincial3 capital of Banda Aceh, says the men want to leave Indonesia as soon as the stormy weather clears up.
He says the Rohingyas carry no documents and are now in Indonesia as illegal immigrants.
The Rohingyas, who are Muslims in predominately Buddhist4 Burma, have fled their country by droves in recent years, claiming persecution5 by the military government.
Indonesian officials are giving the stranded6 men shelter and food until they are able to leave the country.
Septiawan, the immigration official, says there is no damage to the refugee's boat so they should be able to safely leave when the weather clears up.
He says the men have run out of gasoline and oil for their boat but the local government will help them restock.
Burma has been run by the military for more than four decades and has been accused by many nations, including the United States and the European Union, of committing grave human rights violations7 against its citizens.
Thousands of Burmese have fled the country seeking sanctuary8 and work in nearby countries such as Thailand and Malaysia.
1 ethnic | |
adj.人种的,种族的,异教徒的 | |
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n.避难所,庇护所,避难 | |
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adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人 | |
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adj./n.佛教的,佛教徒 | |
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n. 迫害,烦扰 | |
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a.搁浅的,进退两难的 | |
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违反( violation的名词复数 ); 冒犯; 违反(行为、事例); 强奸 | |
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n.圣所,圣堂,寺庙;禁猎区,保护区 | |
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