08 August 2016

News Story: 138 detained Myanmar nationals in Malaysia set to return home

YANGON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- A total of 138 detained Myanmar nationals in Malaysia have been set to return home next Monday, official sources said Sunday.

Under the arrangement of the Kanbawza Brighter Future Myanmar Foundation, the 138 detained Myanmar nationals, who have been issued Certificate of Identity, will return to Myanmar on a Myanmar international airline from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, Myanmar's Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying.

There are now 2,294 Myanmar nationals detained for various reasons in 11 camps in Malaysia, the sources added. The 138 people are the first batch to return.

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