''ON 3 January, six Muslims, including Mahmut Salem, were transferred by the India government to Myanmar government at the Tamu-Moreh border gate, and they are now being reunited with their families, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In order to transfer the six Muslims, assessments were conducted by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population on whether they were originally from Myanmar and had earlier resided here, and then the information was relayed to the Myanmar Embassy in Bangladesh. The Myanmar Embassy issued a Certificate of Identity for the six, who were then transferred at the border on 3 January. The six were received by Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population Tamu District Deputy Director U Myo Aung at the Tamu-Moreh border gate. They were then sent to Sittway via Magway and An. While the six Muslims were undergoing the issuing of NV Cards and put on record in a e-ID, they were temporarily placed under the care of the Thakkepyin Village administrator in Sittway Township. After these processes are completed, they will be transferred to their families in Buthidaung and Maungtaw townships...''