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The Malaysian Government has hinted at the release of 4,800 undocumented Indonesian migrant workers, from the country's immigration detention houses to then be repatriated to Indonesia starting June 6. The Malaysian Immigration and Foreign Ministry officials, had discussed this repatriation-related plan with their counterparts from the Indonesian Embassy on May 28, Malaysian Defence Minister Sabri Yaakob stated in Putrajaya on Saturday as quoted by Antara. Prior to their repatriation, all Indonesians currently housed at several detention houses, would be examined using the Rapid Test Kit Antigen (RTK Antigen) method, to check for the presence of coronavirus. Officials at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur were invited to observe the RTK Antigen-related events, Yaakob remarked. The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur will provide the requisite documents for repatriation to Indonesians, who had yet to possess legal travel documents//ANT