Indonesia relents on plan to push back boat carrying 100 Rohingya refugees after outcry

Indonesia will now take in the refugees adrift on a stricken boat, instead of towing it into Malaysian waters

Indonesia on Wednesday said it will let dozens of Rohingya refugees come ashore after protests from local residents and the international community over its plan to push them into Malaysian waters.

At least 100 people, mostly women and children, aboard a stricken wooden vessel off Aceh province were denied refuge in Indonesia, where authorities said on Tuesday they planned to push them into Malaysian waters after fixing their boat.