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Minister helps 68 stranded Sarawakians to return safely

KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin has helped 68 Sarawakians who were stranded in the Solomon Islands to return to Kuching safely. He disclosed that with the assistance of the Consulate of Malaysia in Honiara, Solomon Islands, a chartered Solomon Airlines direct flight was arranged to fly the 68 Sarawakians who had stranded there […]

106 stranded in PNG rescued

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has assisted 106 Malaysians stranded in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to fly back to Kuching International Airport (KIA). This was made possible through the efforts of Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. These Malaysians, comprising 91 Sarawakians, five Sabahans and 10 West Malaysians, were stranded in the foreign land beginning from […]

Eight stranded M’sians arrive home safely

KUCHING: Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar successfully brought back eight Malaysians who were stranded in Nigeria for more than five months due to the Covid-19 pandemic that hit the world recently. The eight Malaysians who were stranded in Nigeria because of their work arrived safely on Friday […]

96 tabligh members return from India

SEPANG: A total of 96 Malaysians in India arrived safely at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today on a humanitarian flight coordinated by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) in collaboration with other agencies. Nadma director-general Datuk Mohtar Mohd Abd Rahman said 62 of them were tabligh members stranded in India since February due […]

About 20,000 students unable to return home

STRANDED MALAYSIAN OVERSEAS KOTA BHARU: An estimated 20,000 Malaysian students are still stranded abroad as they are unable to return home due to the closure of borders because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Yusof yesterday. The government, he said, was looking into the […]

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 […]

We waiting for SOPs from Nigerian govt: Wan Junaidi

KUCHING: The return of all 56 Malaysians stranded in Nigeria following the Covid-19 pandemic crisis now depends on the implementation of relevant protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs) on the Nigerian government’s part. In stating this, Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said as of now, the Nigerian […]

State govt to raise issue of stranded Sarawakians in Cabinet meeting

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will be following closely the situation involving 10 Sarawakians among 30 Malaysians stranded in Nigeria, and aims to bring them home. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the matter would be raised in the Cabinet by Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. “We will wait for […]