The problem of the Rohingyas resurfaced a few months ago when thousands risked their lives for a better life in Malaysia or Indonesia. The Myanmar foreign minister, Nyan Win, told his ASEAN counterparts his country would readily accept all those Rohingya from Arakan (Rakhine state), in the northwest, who could prove their citizenship. According to a statement released by RI, "Myanmar must improve its treatment of the Rohingya. As long as they continue to be persecuted in Myanmar, the Rohingya will continue to leave the country, regardless of their legal status elsewhere."

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