Meanwhile, Christina Aryani, the Deputy Minister of the Indonesian Ministry of Migrant Worker Protection (KP2MI), provided further details on the incident in a press conference. She explained that on 24 January, at 03:00 AM, APMM officers were patrolling the Tanjung Rhu area when they encountered a vessel carrying five Indonesian migrant workers, who were traveling without proper documentation.

The tragic event has prompted calls for both governments to take urgent action to prevent similar incidents in the future and address the systemic issues affecting migrant workers. (Uki Ruknuddin)

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