More than 140 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers have arrived in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province over the weekend, state news agency Antara reported. The group, consisting mostly of women and children, arrived by boat in North Sumatra’s Deli Serdang area late on Saturday, the Antara said on Monday citing a police officer.

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