Six Sri Lankans, who were victims of human trafficking and were stranded in Myanmar, have been rescued by the Myanmar authorities and handed over to the Sri Lanka Embassy in Yangon for repatriation to Sri Lanka.
According to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Yangon, the six Sri Lankans were identified as victims of an organized trafficking ring operating in Southeast Asian countries.
They were successfully repatriated to Colombo via Bangkok by a SriLankan Airlines flight on Thursday (May 25) following representations made by the Government of Sri Lanka to Myanmar authorities.
Under instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Janaka Bandara and the officials of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Yangon coordinated the rescue process and repatriation of the victims to Sri Lanka.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Eden Myanmar Foundation facilitated and extended assistance in the repatriation. (NewsWire)