Judha Nugraha, the ministry’s director for citizen protection, said 74 Indonesians had returned on commercial flights by Sunday. Two more were due back on Monday and the remaining two on Thursday.
“By Thursday, all 78 Indonesian citizens who were on short visits to Nepal will have been repatriated,” Nugraha told reporters, noting that most were attending an international conference or visiting as tourists.
He said the security situation in Nepal was beginning to stabilise, citing the lifting of a curfew and the resumption of public transport services.
“The foreign ministry and the Indonesian embassy in Dhaka will continue monitoring developments in Nepal and prepare contingency plans should the situation escalate again,” Nugraha added.
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Jakarta had earlier advised Indonesians to reconsider travel to Nepal until conditions normalise. Security threats have eased following the swearing-in of Interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki, though tensions remain.
Protests erupted on September 8 after a ban on social media, amid widespread allegations of corruption and nepotism among Nepal’s political elite. The unrest has left at least 72 people dead and hundreds injured.
The demonstrations forced the resignation of Prime Minister Sharma Oli on September 9. Karki, a former chief justice, was appointed interim leader on September 12 to calm the crisis.
Indonesian officials said they were coordinating closely with local authorities and airlines to ensure the safe return of citizens.
Nugraha added that lessons from the evacuation would strengthen Jakarta’s crisis response measures.
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