Most Thai nationals living in Sudan have been successfully evacuated to Saudi Arabia on Monday and are expected to return to Thailand this week.
The decision to conduct the repatriation was made during talks led by National Security Council secretary-general Supoj Malaniyom on Saturday, followed by the approval of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in his capacity as Defence Minister.
Gen Supoj said on Monday that 150 of the 215 Thai nationals who wanted to return to Thailand had to take a 10-hour bus trip from Khartoum to a Sudanese port on the Red Sea.
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