Thais with AIDS die in Ambon

Thais with AIDS die in Ambon

AMBON, Maluku: Two Thai nationals who died recently of AIDS
have been buried here, an Indonesian Navy officer said on Monday.

Commander of the Ambon naval base Lt. Col. Ibrahim Sadong said
the Thais, identified as Sajian and Tong Sri, died earlier this
month after two weeks receiving treatment in the Navy Hospital.
They were buried in Kebun Cengkeh public cemetery in Sirimau
district.

The two worked as sailors of a vessel serving fishing
companies operating out of Ambon, the capital of Maluku.

Sadong said it remained unclear how long the Thai nationals
had been living with the virus.

The vessel on which the two worked was quarantined at Halong
naval base for further investigation, which later found that two
more sailors had contracted with the virus.

The fishing boat has been sent back home, along with the two
other sailors with full-blown AIDS, Sadong said.

HIV/AIDS cases have been rarely reported in Maluku. -- Antara