A total of 506 Myanmar migrant workers returned from Thailand through the border bridge (2) in Myawady Town of Kayin State yesterday.
Among them, 45 persons were transferred by the Immigration Detention Centre of the Kingdom, and the remaining 461 persons came back home under their own schedules with the approval of Myanmar Embassy in Thailand.
Kayin State Hluttaw MP U Thant Zin Aung, Myawady District GAD Officer U Tay Zar Aung and local officials helped the returnees with medical tests and other supplies.
A total of 28,008 Myanmar migrants have arrived back home through this route until now. The latest group of returnees included 282 males and 224 females from different regions and states.
Htein Lin Aung (IPRD)
Photo – Htein Lin Aung (IPRD)
(Translated by Aung Khin)