ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES – A total of 121 people, mostly Malaysians suspected of being victims of job scams, were evacuated from Myanmar yesterday after being stranded by fighting between the military and rebel groups in the country’s north, Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said.
The group, which included an Indonesian national, arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at about 3.25am through a specially arranged flight from Kunming, China, the ministry said in a statement.
The evacuation mission was carried out through the Myanmar-China border starting on the morning of November 30 with the cooperation and approval of the countries involved.
The mission came amid continuous fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of armed ethnic groups launched an offensive in late October. The groups have seized control of several towns and military outposts near the country’s border with China, disrupting trade.
