Nine Myanmar nationals arrested by the Indonesian authorities for allegedly illegally fishing in the archipelago’s waters have returned to Myanmar, says Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Myanmar’s embassy in Jakarta provided necessary assistance for their release and their return from Indonesia was financially supported by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), after they had been detained in Indonesia for illegal fishing. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Immigration and IOM greeted the seamen at Yangon International Airport.The seamen were also provided financial aid by the IOM to return to their homes in Tanintharyi Region.
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