Myanmar begins repatriation of 2,000 migrants from Malaysia
Beginning this week, the Myanmar government will be beginning the process of taking home some 2,000 of its people who have been detained for months in Malaysia, Myanmar Times reported on August 10. “We have plans go through this repatriation process more than 10 times, chartering flights with more than 130 on board each time,” Myanmar’s labour and immigration ministry permanent secretary U Myo Aung was quoted saying. Migrant workers from Myanmar were detained by Malaysian authorities, reportedly for various offences, including expiration of their visas.
