Scores of Nepali migrant workers languishing in various detention centres in Malaysia have been rescued and repatriated amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Nepal Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, which has prioritised rescue of Nepalis in Malaysian detention centres, have sent home a total of 227 Nepalis, including one from Indonesia, which is also overseen by the embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

Nepalis living in detention centres for various offences are among the priority groups in the government’s repatriation plan.

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