KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 558 Malaysians returned home safely today from Chennai and Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) in three special AirAsia aircraft, said Deputy Foreign Minister Kamarudin Jaffar.
In a statement, he said 186 Malaysians arrived at klia2 from Chennai at 5.50am via flight AK-013.
Another 372 people returned from Trichy through flights AK-22 and AK-28 at 5am and 6.40am respectively.
“The three AirAsia flights which brought home the Malaysians were fully sponsored by MIC.
“So far, MIC has assisted the government in bringing home 1,119 Malaysians stranded in India, including three infants,” the statement said.
Kamaruddin also said all Malaysians who returned have to go through voluntary quarantine for 14 days, as stipulated by the health ministry.
He said as of today, there are 1,679 Malaysians still stranded in India and the government is stepping up efforts to bring them home.
Meanwhile, Kamaruddin said 109 Malaysians stranded in Cambodia are expected to return at 9pm tonight via MAS flight MH763.
In this regard, six Cambodians stranded in Malaysia went home via MH762 this afternoon.
“The effort is the result of the cooperation between Wisma Putra and the Cambodian government to look into the plight of citizens stranded in each other’s countries,” he said.
In the meantime, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) Presidential Council has urged the government to obtain the approval of the Indian government to bring back Malaysians who are still stranded in the country.
In a statement today, PH said the government has to talk with the Indian government on the matter.
“The situation was reported to be getting more complicated as the Indian government has imposed a three-week lockdown from yesterday.
“It is learned there are efforts to organise chartered flights to bring Malaysians who are stranded in Cochin (Kerala), Trichy and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) home,” the statement said. - FMT
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