The U.N. says about 2,800 Rohingya refugees live in Indonesia. The 925 in Pekanbaru on Sumatra island, close to Malaysia, had arrived by boat and were entirely dependent on cash assistance, said Abdu Rahman, a Rohingya refugee in the city.

Now, the $6 monthly voucher means Rohingya refugees will receive about 24 Bangladesh taka (£0.15) daily. An egg costs 13-14 taka and a banana costs 10-12 taka, Mr Rahman said, adding that it will cause severe nutritional deficiency among refugees.

It has raised fears among aid workers of rising hunger in the world’s largest refugee settlement. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The United Nations has warned it will have to cut monthly food rations to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from $12.50 to $6 next month, unless it can raise funds to avert a measure that would worsen hunger in the world's largest refugee settlement.

UN World Food Programme informs Bangladesh that beginning in April, a Rohingya refugee in Cox's Bazar will receive monthly ration of $6, down from $12.50 - Anadolu Ajansı

The United Nations has warned it will have to cut monthly food rations to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from $12.50 (€11.6) to $6 next month unless it can raise funds to avert a measure that would worsen hunger in the world’s largest refugee settlement.

The United Nations will cut food rations to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from $12.50 to $6 per month next month after failing to find funds, an official said, raising fears among aid workers of rising hunger in the world’s largest refugee settlement.

Rations will be halved for around one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from next month due to a lack of funds, the United Nations food agency has said.