KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 10 -- The process of repatriating 31 Malaysians stranded at the Myanmar-Thailand border after falling victim to job scams is expected to take at least two weeks.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said this is due to the detention process, court proceedings, fines and temporary holding measures imposed on them for entering Thailand illegally, according to a Berita Harian report today.

He said the update was conveyed by Malaysia's Ambassador to Thailand, Datuk Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah, after embassy officers received information from Tak Provincial Immigration officers and the Royal Thai Police.

At present, the Malaysians are still under the custody of the Royal Thai Army at the second Friendship Bridge in Mae So...