THE mood at the rest area for Rohingya and Bangladeshi people in Kuala Langsa, East Aceh, was quiet on Tuesday night two weeks ago. There were only a few youths about, some chatting together. Many were reciting the evening prayer. "Assalamualaikum," greeted Zaidul Haq.

This 25-year-old man said he had left behind his wife, Mominah Begam, 23, and their three children-Nur Habibi, 7, Ronjambibi, 5, and Ainamul, 20 months old-at a refugee camp for displ