Budiman Sudjatmiko’s Anak-Anak Revolusi and Ma Thida’s A-Maze both tell stories about ‘revolution.’ Yet the two authors had very different fates.

Rohingya refugees in Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines are treated differently than those in Indonesia.

The Rohingya refugees living in Pekanbaru have more freedom to move around and reside in lodgings. Their children can also attend school.

The increasingly overcrowded refugee camps demand improvements in the mechanisms for handling Rohingya refugees. The number of refugees continues to rise.

Several Rohingya refugees successfully built their careers in various fields. They continued to work and raised awareness about the plight of displaced Rohingya refugees.

Rohingya refugees are still living in several inadequate temporary shelters in Aceh.

Uncertain future looms over Rohingya refugees in Indonesia. They are also struggling with various limitations.

Rohingya refugees risk their lives to reach Aceh. They are rejected by society and their fate is unclear.

For the sake of humanity, the Indonesian government must not be hypocritical or wash its hands of the Rohingya refugees.

After being expelled from Myanmar, Rohingya refugees are also rejected in Aceh. UNHCR’s social media accounts are flooded with hate speech.

The reputation of Indonesian diplomacy is ruined by the sales of arms to the military junta in Myanmar by three state-owned enterprises. This is a breach of international conventions.

The ASEAN Summit was not serious about resolving the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. It was busy with matters of profit and image.

ASEAN, under Indonesia’s chairmanship, is seeing progress in its approach to the Myanmar crisis. Continuity is needed to prevent setbacks.  

Thomas Andrews urges countries to help rein in the Myanmar crisis. What measures have the ASEAN and the UN Security Council taken?

The ASEAN Summit at Labuan Bajo did not produce any important agreements. It was just an expensive neighborly chat.

Indonesia uses a quiet diplomacy approach in dealing with the Myanmar crisis. It requires more open and real diplomacy.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim believes it is time for ASEAN to replace the five points of its consensus in dealing with the crisis in Myanmar.

News highlights, from press freedom still under threat to shootings at the MUI office.

Rohingya muslims continue to live in dire uncertainty about what the future holds. Though desiring to return to their homeland, Myanmar poses major danger for them.

Acting President of Myanmar NUG Duwa Lashi La on application of the five ASEAN consensus points and his hopes when Indonesia takes on the ASEAN chair next year.