Secretary-General of ASEAN, Surin Pitsuwan, warned, ethnic tensions in Myanmar can make Rohingyas become radical and destabilize Southeast Asia.
According to the Secretary General of ASEAN, the violence was potentially making the Rohingya became radicalized.
He called out to the international community for help, following clashes in Rakhine state between Muslims and Budhist this month, which killed at least 88 people and left more than 26,000 people became refugees.
There are about 800,000 Rohingya in Myanmar, but the government sees them as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
Speaking in Jakarta, Surin said they experienced "pressure and tremendous suffering" in Myanmar.
"If the international community, including ASEAN, are not able to relieve the pressure and their suffering, the Rohingyas could become radicalized and the entire region might be shaky, including the Strait of Malacca," said Dr Surin.
Malacca Strait is a northern shipping lanes between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
He said that ASEAN is in a position to offer assistance to Myanmar, as was done following Cyclone Nargis in 2008.
"We think about what we can do to lift them out of poverty, lack of food, shelter and sanitation," added the Secretary General of ASEAN.
situation Sittwe
According to reports from Rakhine state capital, Sittwe, camps for refugees increasingly crowded.
Chris Lewa of the organization Refugees International visited the camps in Sittwe and told Radio Australia, the camps were already rundown before the latest outbreak of violence this month.
He said the Myanmar government tried to establish a more permanent buildings, but not able to cope with the number of refugees who came flooding.
"The government, with the help of international aid agencies, has begun to set up several temporary shelters of bamboo, but the buildings even this has been very solid - one room allocated to one family, and of course there are still many people who live in tents. "he said
Lewa said these overcrowded conditions pose health risks.
According to him, when the sailing season arrives soon, he predicted, many people will try to leave Myanmar Rohingya.
"Some boats have tried to land in Bangladesh, but Bangladesh rejects them, and at the same time, some will try to go elsewhere, such as to Malaysia or other countries, it is estimated there are a number of Rohingyas there."
Sumber radioaustralia
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