FOREIGN Minister Zambry Abd Kadir has given his assurance that 127 Malaysians who were recently stranded amid the unrest in Laukkaing, northern Myanmar, are now in a safe location.

“They will be flown home soon,” he told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur International Airpor today.

Zambry said all 127 Malaysians involved are scheduled to be brought home on November 30.

He said Wisma Putra was coordinating the logistics to bring them home and awaiting instructions from the Myanmar authorities.

Zambry added that efforts to relocate the Malaysians from the conflict-hit area also required the cooperation of the Chinese authorities, and he thanked Myanmar and China for their cooperation.

It was earlier reported that Wisma Putra said 109 Malaysian citizens were stranded in Laukkaing following the unrest in the region, most of them believed to be victims of overseas job offer scams. 

Zambry said Wisma Putra had also helped relocate an Indonesian and a Hong Kong citizen from the area. – Bernama, November 27, 2023.