Newly-arrived Rohingya refugees rest at a local fishermen's hall in Lapang Barat, in the Indonesian province of Aceh, on November 20. (AFP)

After hellish boat journeys, Rohingya refugees not welcome in Indonesia

Many Acehnese have long been sympathetic to the plight of Rohingya refugees, but some say their patience has been tested, claiming they consume scarce resources and occasionally clash with locals.

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