"Di mana nilai kemanusiaan kita?"

Krisis yang melanda etnik minoriti Myanmar, Rohingya bukanlah sesuatu yang baharu lantaran ia sudah bermula sejak beberapa dekad lalu.

Hanya pada tahun 2012 ketika rusuhan negeri Rakhine (tanah air asal Rohingya) barulah masalah ini mendapat perhatian dunia. Sesetengah menyifatkan krisis ini adalah salah satu rancangan penghapusan etnik.

Sejak beberapa hari lalu, ribuan pelarian Rohingya dari Bangladesh dan Myanmar dilaporkan terkandas di Selat Melaka dan perairan antarabangsa.

Kebanyakan mereka tiada arah tujuan berikutan Myanmar tidak mengiktiraf kerakyatan malah kawalan ketat pihak berkuasa Malaysia, Thailand dan Indonesia menghalang kemasukkan mereka ke negara lain.

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Lantas, ribuan pendatang yang kebanyakannya minoriti Islam Rohingya dipercayai terkandas di tengah lautan selepas ditinggalkan sindiket pemerdagangan manusia.

Rentetan insiden ini mengundang pelbagai persoalan dan menjadi topik trending di Twitter. Ternyata ramai netizen yang mempersoal tindakan negara-negara Asean yang rata-ratanya memilih ‘jalan selamat’ apabila berhadapan isu pelarian Rohingya ini.

Gutted to see poor responses by Asean gov to help the poor #Rohingya refugees. Lives at stake, gov treated them like a ing-ponggame
— Norman Goh (@imnormgoh) May 15, 2015

I urge Malaysians to be united and get the politicians to help #Rohingya people . Help first and if you wish , deport them later
— Pradeesh (@prasys) May 15, 2015

None of our PMs, past & present have ever spoke out against Myanmar's cruelty. Non-interference, Asean policy, used as excuse.
— Erna Mahyuni (@ernamh) May 15, 2015

dah selamatkan yang kat laut tu, nak meeting ASEAN ke, nak fikir jangka panjang ke lantak kau la. selamatkan nyawa dulu.
— Norman (@norman__g) May 15, 2015

poor uneducated people are considered leeching a country's resources vs educated rich people who benefit the most #Rohingya
— Zhu M (@zhukl) May 15, 2015

hari ini mereka berborak... masih berborak... hari esok? Mungkin mereka akan smakin lupa... & terus lupa.... mana tggjwb? #Rohingya
— Haszreen Kamal ( (@haszreenk) May 15, 2015

I guess we'll have to wait till dead bodies are floating in the sea b4 any real action is taken? #Rohingya
— Mamuputra (@nedmohd) May 15, 2015

This Rohingya thingy really highlighted Tenaganita's relevance. The late Irene Fernandez was right in her fight
— Khairul Anuar (@kruel74) May 15, 2015

Kebanyakan pengguna Twitter melahirkan rasa simpati dan kasihan dengan nasib pendatang-pendatang ini yang ditolak dan mengharapkan belas kasihan negara-negara lain.

Not even a month ago, ASEAN leaders came to Malaysia and pledged for an "ASEAN Community". Look to the seas and see what they mean by that.
— Juana Jaafar (@juanajaafar) May 15, 2015

We need to demand that our govt do the humanitarian thing. . At least get pregnant women, kids, old and sick off the boats. Show leadership.
— Marina Mahathir (@netraKL) May 15, 2015

"Its not about religion, its about Humanity." #Rohingya
— Faiz Ismail (@FaiizIsmail) May 15, 2015

Pity them.. xde negara. Myanmar xnak terima. Negara lain x tolong. Homeless.. #Rohingya
— yin (@moshie_mosh) May 15, 2015

Our prayers are with you #Rohingya /p>— AliaAzahar (@AliaAzahar) May 15, 2015

If we can't let them living here in our home country, at least give them food, drinks and medical treatment. Pray for muslim #Rohingya
— Ameer Faris (@AmeerFaris) May 15, 2015

Ouch it's sooooooo heartbreaking #Rohingya
— ..Hafizah Radzi.. (@hafizahradzi) May 15, 2015

Dianggarkan lebih 6,000 pendatang asing etnik Rohingya yang terdiri daripada wanita, kanak-kanak dan warga emas menjadi pelarian selepas meninggalkan Myanmar menggunakan bot.

Bekas menteri luar Malaysia, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar turut menyuarakan kebimbangan mengenai isu ini. Menerusi akaun Twitternya, beliau merayu agar Putrajaya menyelamatkan pelarian Rohingya yang terkandas di pesisiran pantai Malaysia.

Mohon @NajibRazak @HishammuddinH2O @Zahid_Hamidi utk benarkn 350 pax + 80 chldrn boat to land, avoid drowning. I call in d name of humanity.
— syed hamid albar (@syedhamidalbar) May 13, 2015

Act now to save d Rohingya boat people fm drowning. Malaysian leaders pls respnd to d call of UNSG n intl comnty. Silence is nt an optn.
— syed hamid albar (@syedhamidalbar) May 15, 2015

Beberapa personaliti terkenal tanah air turut meluahkan pendapat mereka.

But also just for perspective, malaysia has already hosted 150,000 refugees.
— RM (@rdzaminhat) May 15, 2015

If we can spend millions on weddings, surely we can help save lives. #RohingyaBoatPeople #MalaysiansHaveHeart
— fatimah abu bakar (@fatibee) May 15, 2015

How heartless and cruel. There are many other ways to make a living other than to "aniaya" fellow human beings https://t.co/u3iUrIvwQP
— tiara jacquelina (@tiarajacquelina) May 14, 2015