Two thousand Nepali workers on the way back home

At the initiation of Amnesty International, over 1800 Nepali workers are about to return to Nepal, the Daily Times of Malaysia reported on Saturday, qouoting Dathuk Ishak Muhammad, immigration director of enforcement, Malaysia.

Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, Durga Prasad Bhattarai confirmed that the Nepali workers were about to return home. He, however, said that the exact number of the workers was yet to be confirmed.

Earlier, the Malaysian government had given November 15 deadline to all illegal workers to return to their home countries which was later extended up to the end of December. Hundreds of Nepalis are still in Malaysian jails for violating immigration rules. nepalnewscom ap Dec 26 04 Sphere: Related Content