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View all search resultsBatam receives 163 deportees from Malaysia, including two children, the first of 2026
The deportees consisted of two children, an 8-month baby girl and a 6-year-old boy, 111 men and 50 women
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Indonesian migrant workers deported from Johor Bahru, Malaysia, arrive at the Batam Center International Ferry Terminal in Batam, Riau Islands, on Jan. 8, 2026. The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Malaysia facilitated the repatriation of 163 Indonesians, including two children. (Courtesy of Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru/-)
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he Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru has facilitated the first deportation of the year with 163 Indonesians, including two children, being repatriated from Malaysia.
The children were an 8-month baby girl and a 6-year-old boy, while the adults consisted of 111 males and 50 females.
Most of the deportees were from the Pekan Nenas Immigration Detention Depo (DTI) while three others were listed as vulnerable and had been sheltered temporarily at the consulate general.
“The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Baru continues to expedite the deportation process for Indonesians who have completed their detention period,” the consulate general’s consular diplomat, Leny Marliani, said in a written statement on Thursday.
This year’s first deportation used a ferry departing from Stulang Laut Port and arriving in Batam Center International Ferry Terminal.
Although the deportation went smoothly, Leni said many deportees did not have travel documents or residency documents. This forced the consulate general to issue at least 125 travel documents in lieu of passport (SPLPs) so the deportees could return home.
The government will bear the costs for the 72 vulnerable deportees, while the remaining 91 deportees paid for their own tickets.
