'Food Flotilla for Myanmar'

The Nautical Aliya vessel that completed its 'Food Flotilla for Myanmar' mission returned here today, docking at Boustead Cruise Centre at about 10am.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak congratulated and thanked all volunteers of the 'Food Flotilla For Myanmar' humanitarian mission for all the time, energy and sweat spent in ensuring success of the mission.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and family members of the 183 volunteers aboard were on hand to welcome the participants of the mission, having waited from as early as 8am.

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The Bangladesh authorities are worried they would not be able to control the situation if all the 182 volunteers went to the refugee camp.

After a two-hour meeting with several reps from the Bangladesh government representatives, only 25 volunteers of Food Flotilla for Myanmar are allowed to disembark the vessel for a field visit.

The ship carrying more than 2,000 tonnes of relief goods was guided in by a coastguard patrol boat as it began entering the Karnaphuli River at 9: 15 am local time (11:15 am GMT).

After being ordered to berth in the waters of Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh on Monday, the humanitarian aid mission vessel, Nautical Aliya continues to sail for Chittagong.

A Malaysian aid ship arrived in Bangladesh on Monday carrying aid for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled from Myanmar, many citing abuses by the Myanmar security forces.

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has warned this ship of the risk of robberies in Chittagong waters.

Nautical Aliya has another mission: to get to the Rakhine refugees in Bangladesh to distribute aids including food, medicine, clothings, among others.

The Food Flotilla For Myanmar humanitarian mission, participated by 195 volunteers from 12 countries.

Volunteers of the 'Food Flotilla for Myanmar' humanitarian mission have still not obtained permission from the Bangladesh Government to disembark and travel to the Rohingya refugee camps there.

With the first phase of the humanitarian mission 'Food Flotilla for Myanmar' over, the vessel 'Nautical Aliya' set sail for Chittagong, Bangladesh today.

Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim said he was confident that the Malaysian Ambassador to Myanmar will continue to monitor that these relief items reach the refugees in Rakhine.

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