REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The ministry of foreign affairs has stated that conflicts in Sabah have not affected Indonesian nationals working the Sahabat palm oil plantation of the Federal Land Development Agency (Felda) in Malaysia.
"Until recently we have not received information about any casualties among Indonesian workers following the conflict. The migrant workers have been evacuated to a safer area," said ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson Michael Tene in a press briefing on Friday.
According to him minimally 193 persons have been evacuated to a safer area at Felda Sahabat. He said that the ministry kept monitoring security conditions in Sabah through the consulate in Tawau.
"Besides monitoring the conditions, the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur and the consulate in Tawau have also provided needed assistance to the Indonesian nationals in Sabah," said Tene.
Tene said the incident has not also affected situation in Nunukan and Sebatik that directly border Sabah.
The conflict in Sabah has claimed 57 lives from among Sulu rebels and nine lives of Malaysian security officers. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged all sides to solve the conflict peacefully through dialogues.
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