Kawthoung, 7 March

A total of 69 Myanmar migrant workers including four women and 65 men were sent back from Thailand through the Kawthoung border gate yesterday evening for not holding proper documentation.

Thai authorities brought the Myanmar migrant workers to Kawthoung and handed them over to their Myanmar counterpart in Kawthoung.

Medical staff from Kawthoung Department of Health provided medical check-ups to the returnees. All the returnees have tested negative for coronavirus. The returnees were accepted by Kawthoung District and Township General Administration Department and concerned officials.

The returnee workers are sent to their places of origin after being provided with health care.—Kyaw Soe (Kawthoung)

Translated by JT