The United Nations' refugee agency called on Indonesia to let in about 150 Rohingya refugees stranded off Aceh province for almost a week, as local media reported police had arrested three people on charges of human trafficking.

Around 140 Rohingya Muslims, mostly women and children, were anchored on wooden boat near Indonesia's northmost province of Aceh on Tuesday. Residents have refused to let them land.

Indonesian officials say about 140 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims, mostly women and children, are on a wooden boat anchored about 1 mile off the coast of Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh, and local residents refused to allow them onto land.

Persecuted in Myanmar, thousands of Rohingya risk dangerous sea voyages each year to reach Malaysia or Indonesia

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Jakarta. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the Indonesian government to rescue a boat adrift off the western coast of Aceh, carrying more than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children.

Over 100 Rohingya refugees are stranded off Aceh's coast, while negotiations continue amidst humanitarian concerns