Out of more than 130 Myanmar fishermen who have been stranded in Indonesia’s Ambon, Tanjunpinan and Meulaboh islands, 39 from Ambon Island returned to Myanmar yesterday, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported on 22 October.
The fishermen returned to Myanmar with the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the Myanmar embassy in Indonesia and Myanmar’s immigration department.
The remaining fishermen will be able to return home this month, according to a police source.