Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono talks at a Reuters Newsmaker event in Singapore on April 23, 2013, ahead of his visit to Burma. (Photo: Reuteres / Edgar Su) Irrawaddy News April 23, 2013 Persecution of the Rohingya ethnic group in Burma is expected to be raised by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his visit to the country on Wednesday. “Indonesia hopes the Myanmar [Burma] government will handle the Rohingya issue wisely and fairly,” Yudhoyono said at a Jakarta airport on Monday ahead of his departure to Singapore. “We want to continue helping to reach a positive outcome.” Aleksius Jemadu, the dean of Pelita Harapan University’s School of Social and Political Sciences, said Yudhoyono’s leadership on the issue was essential. “Indonesia has been seen as a leader at the regional level and leaders need to take action to solve problems,” he told the Jakarta Globe. Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has also vowed to ra...