Makassar, S Sulawesi, Sept 8 (Antara)- Makassar Mayor Moh Ramdhan Pomanto has called on more than 1,700 mosques existing in the city to collect donations for Rohingya refugees.
During mass Friday prayers in Al Markaz Al Islami Mosque, here, Friday, the mayor urged worshipers to donate some money for Rohingyas.
Rohingyas fleeing atrocities in their country, Myanmar, are currently taking refuge in several countries, such as Bangladesh and Indonesia, including in Makassar, he said.
The mayor lauded the Indonesian Government for being proactive in offering solutions to the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
He believed that the Rohingyas who are suffering from violence in Myanmar, need food and other basic necessities to ease their ordeals.
Meanwhile in Kudus District, Central Java, thousands of local residents prayed for Rohingya Muslims who were killed, and for the safety of surviving Rohingya Muslims being prosecuted by the Myanmar regime and radical Buddhists.
Kudus District Head Musthofa and Chief of the Kudus Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Agusman Gurning and his deputy, Commissioner M. Ridwan were also present in the event.
In Padang City, West Sumatra, thousands of people staged a rally dubbed "Defend Rohingya Muslims" in solidarity of Rohingya ethnic minority being prosecuted in Myanmar.
They marched for two kilometers from Nurul Iman Grand Mosque to the office of West Sumatra Governor.
The protestors brought banners and posters reading among other things, "Save Rohingya" and "Stop Killing Muslim Rohingya".
Deputy chairman of the Minangkabau Community Forum (FMM) Irfianda Abidin said his organization strongly condemned the genocide of Rohingyas committed by the Myanmar military.
"Thousands of our Muslim brothers and sisters have been killed. We demand the Indonesian Government take stern actions regarding this problem," he said.
The protestors asked the Indonesian Government to recall the Indonesian ambassador to Myanmar and expel Myanmar`s ambassador to Indonesia.
They also believed that Myanmar`s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi does not deserve Nobel Peace Prize, and therefore the Nobel should be revoked.
The protestors demanded the UN and ASEAN to stop the ethnic cleansing and genocide in Myanmar.
Mahyeldi Ansharullah, the mayor of Padang Municipality, joined the rally.
He called on every civil servant to donate for Rohingyas.
"I hope that we can collect a total of Rp2 billion. We will donate them to help our brothers/sisters," the Padang mayor said.
During mass Friday prayers in Al Markaz Al Islami Mosque, here, Friday, the mayor urged worshipers to donate some money for Rohingyas.
Rohingyas fleeing atrocities in their country, Myanmar, are currently taking refuge in several countries, such as Bangladesh and Indonesia, including in Makassar, he said.
The mayor lauded the Indonesian Government for being proactive in offering solutions to the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
He believed that the Rohingyas who are suffering from violence in Myanmar, need food and other basic necessities to ease their ordeals.
Meanwhile in Kudus District, Central Java, thousands of local residents prayed for Rohingya Muslims who were killed, and for the safety of surviving Rohingya Muslims being prosecuted by the Myanmar regime and radical Buddhists.
Kudus District Head Musthofa and Chief of the Kudus Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Agusman Gurning and his deputy, Commissioner M. Ridwan were also present in the event.
In Padang City, West Sumatra, thousands of people staged a rally dubbed "Defend Rohingya Muslims" in solidarity of Rohingya ethnic minority being prosecuted in Myanmar.
They marched for two kilometers from Nurul Iman Grand Mosque to the office of West Sumatra Governor.
The protestors brought banners and posters reading among other things, "Save Rohingya" and "Stop Killing Muslim Rohingya".
Deputy chairman of the Minangkabau Community Forum (FMM) Irfianda Abidin said his organization strongly condemned the genocide of Rohingyas committed by the Myanmar military.
"Thousands of our Muslim brothers and sisters have been killed. We demand the Indonesian Government take stern actions regarding this problem," he said.
The protestors asked the Indonesian Government to recall the Indonesian ambassador to Myanmar and expel Myanmar`s ambassador to Indonesia.
They also believed that Myanmar`s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi does not deserve Nobel Peace Prize, and therefore the Nobel should be revoked.
The protestors demanded the UN and ASEAN to stop the ethnic cleansing and genocide in Myanmar.
Mahyeldi Ansharullah, the mayor of Padang Municipality, joined the rally.
He called on every civil servant to donate for Rohingyas.
"I hope that we can collect a total of Rp2 billion. We will donate them to help our brothers/sisters," the Padang mayor said.