Rohingya refugees will die if they are not quickly allowed to land on Indonesian soil, as other countries in the region would not accept them.

Indonesia, the largest country in the region, must show leadership in being humane and generous. 

Remember the Vietnamese boat people in the past? We had treated them well back then. There is no reason not to do the same to other people, including the Rohingya's. 

Our second of the five maxims--Pancasila--is: A just and civilised humanity.