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March 18, 2025 | 09:46 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - As many as 400 Indonesian nationals who became victims of online scam exploitation in Myawaddy, Myanmar, were evacuated from the conflict area of Myawaddy, Myanmar on March 17, 2025, and repatriated to Indonesia.
The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in a statement on Tuesday morning, March 18, 2025, explained that the 400 Indonesian nationals were transported to the city of Maesot in Thailand through the 2nd Friendship Bridge. After undergoing health screening and the National Referral Mechanism process, the nationals traveled by land for 9 hours using 9 buses to Don Mueang Airport, Bangkok. Subsequently, they will be flown by charter plane to the homeland.
The 400 Indonesian nationals consist of 313 men and 87 women, all of them in good health. There are five pregnant women among them.
A total of 400 Indonesian nationals are from 21 provinces. The provinces with the highest number of nationals are North Sumatra, Bangka Belitung, West Java, Jakarta, and North Sulawesi.
The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' WNI Protection Team along with the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok and Yangon, as well as the Indonesian National Police's Hubinter, conducted the identification, escort, and accompaniment of the nationals from Myawaddy to the homeland.
The smooth process of crossing the nationals from Myawaddy was due to intensive coordination and full support from the authorities of Thailand and Myanmar.
The 400 Indonesian nationals are scheduled to arrive at Soekarno Hatta Airport on March 18, 2025, at 09:00 AM WIB. The Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, Rachmat Budiman, directly led the repatriation to Jakarta.
Meanwhile, the next phase of efforts to transport the nationals to Maesot, around 154 individuals, will be carried out on March 18, 2025, and is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta on March 19, 2025.
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