LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia: Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived by boat in Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days, officials said on Monday.

They included five groups with women and children who were afloat for days. One batch of more than 240 people was twice denied landing by residents in the Aceh Utara district, prompting concerns from human rights organizations. The group finally disembarked in the Bireuen district on Sunday morning.

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