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A woman walks past a graffitied wall outside the torched Parliament building on Sunday in Kathmandu. Nepal's new leader Sushila Karki vowed on Sunday to meet protesters' demands to “end corruption“ as she began work as interim prime minister, after youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. (AFP/Pedro Pardo)
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he Foreign Ministry is repatriating Indonesian nationals in batches from Nepal following the deadly anti-government protests in the Himalayan country last week, while advising citizens to postpone plans to visit the country despite the situation beginning to stabilize.
From Sep. 8 to 9, when the nationwide protests were unfolding across Nepal, Jakarta reported that a total of 78 Indonesians were visiting the country, most of whom were in Kathmandu, the epicenter of the youth-led demonstrations.
Judha Nugraha, the ministry’s citizen protection director, said that as of Sunday, 74 Indonesians had returned home in batches since the main international airport in Kathmandu reopened for operations on Sep. 10. The remaining four visitors are set to depart for Indonesia in two different batches on Monday and Thursday.
Judha said that since the unrest in Nepal began, the ministry has been coordinating intensively with the Indonesian embassy in neighboring Bangladesh.
“The ministry and the Indonesian embassy in Dhaka will continue to monitor the security developments in Nepal and will prepare contingency plans should the [protests escalate] again,” Judha said in a statement on Monday.
Besides the 78 visitors, there are at least 56 Indonesians residing in Nepal, ministry data shows.
The Indonesian embassy in Dhaka previously issued an advisory for Indonesians in Nepal when the protest broke out last week, warning them to steer clear of large gatherings and stay informed through local news broadcasts and official statements.
