Asia & Pacific
Authorities rescued 23 Indonesians after a migrant boat sank near Perak, while officials continue searching for seven others still missing.
Survivors who were rescued sit after a boat believed to be carrying undocumented Indonesian migrants sank off the coast of Pangkor Island, Malaysia in this undated handout released May 12, 2026. (Reuters/Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency)
The Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that seven Indonesian nationals were among the fatalities in a migrant boat sinking off Pangkor island on Malaysia’s west coast, while seven others remained missing.Heni Hamidah, the foreign ministry director for citizen protection, said on Wednesday the ministry and the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur were working to help the 37 Indonesian nationals that were on the boat that sank near Malaysia’s Perak state on Monday.
She said 23 people were able to be rescued from the boat, 16 men and 7 women, most of which had no legal travel documents.
