Stranded M’sians brought home
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has so far brought home 23,955 Malaysians stranded in 82 countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. The latest involved 143 Malaysians who were brought back from Jordan along with 120 Thai nationals via a flight arranged by the Royal Thai Embassy in Amman […]
Efforts being made to bring back stranded Malaysians
BY V.SANKARA KUALA LUMPUR: A non-governmental organisation called the Malaysian People’s Club of Riyadh (Malay acronym: KRMR) said efforts to bring back some 300 to 400 Malaysians stranded in Saudi Arabia are being carried out in collaboration with Wisma Putra and airline companies. President of KRMR Shamsuri Mohamad said following discussions with several airline companies, […]
Stranded Malaysians want home
KUCHING: Fifty Malaysians stranded in Nigeria since March 20 following the country’s restrictive measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic are pleading to the Malaysian government to expedite their return. The group, in a statement on Friday, wants the government to take immediate action by sending a one way flight from Victoria Island, Lagos in Nigeria […]
SDMC to evaluate flight frequency as it sees fit
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will evaluate each town’s capacity of hotel rooms for quarantine in determining the frequency of incoming flights. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this in response to Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing who urged the Transport Ministry to increase the frequency of flights […]
Bring us home, stranded climbers plead
By Soon Li Wei KUALA LUMPUR: A group of nine Malaysian climbers to Everest Base Camp (EBC) was reported to be stranded in Lukla and Kathmandu, Nepal since March 23. The group is appealing to Wisma Putra to bring them home. They were stranded in Nepal after the government announced its lockdown, which also banned […]
