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View all search resultsBody of 19-year-old North Sumatra woman repatriated from Cambodia
Nazwa died on August 12 at Siem Reap Referral Hospital in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province due to liver failure, reportedly triggered by a painkiller overdose.
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North Sumatra Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection and Service Agency (BP3MI) official, Sumarni Sinambela (left) receives a report filed by Lanniari Hasibuan in Medan on Aug. 21, 2025. Lanniari reported that her daughter Nazwa Aliya had died while working in Cambodia on Aug. 12, 2025, and requested assistance in bringing her body home. (Kompas.com/Goklas Wisely)
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he remains of a 19-year-old Indonesian woman were finally repatriated to North Sumatra, after being held in Cambodia for two weeks because her family could not afford the cost of bringing her home.
The body of the young woman, identified as Nazwa Aliya, left Phnom Penh on Saturday and arrived at Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang Regency on Sunday morning. Her remains were then transported to her family’s home in Bandar Khalipah village, about 23 kilometers away.
After a brief two-hour stay at the house for funeral prayers, she was laid to rest at a nearby cemetery.
Nazwa’s mother, Lanniari Hasibuan, said the costs for her daughter's repatriation were covered by the mass organization New Indonesian People’s Movement (GRIB).
“I’d like to thank all the parties who helped with Nazwa’s repatriation from Cambodia and her funeral arrangements, including the Indonesian government officials who assisted with the paperwork,” she said on Saturday.
Head of the Medan branch of the GRIB, Dudi Efni Pasaribu, said the organization covered the entire Rp 138 million needed to repatriate Nazwa’s body to Indonesia.
“We worked closely with the Indonesian Embassy in Cambodia and the Foreign Ministry to ensure her return,” he told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.
