A Malaysian ship carrying more than 2,000 tons of aid supplies for the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine State arrived in Yangon on Thursday.
The Nautical Aliya docked at Thilawa port at the city's outskirts after weeks of preparations and negotiations between the two governments.
Meanwhile, dozens of nationalists, including some Buddhists monks, protested for hours outside the gate of the port, holding placards saying "NO ROHINGYA" and "we do not allow the word Rohingya."