KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — A total of 3,201 Malaysians stranded overseas have been brought home via government-funded repatriation missions as well as through political and private donations so far, says Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar.
He said, however, 4,374 Malaysians are still reported to be stranded in 56 countries, with the largest number in India involving 2,156 people.
Among the other countries with stranded Malaysians are Indonesia (680 people); Thailand (337); Australia (226); New Zealand (153); Saudi Arabia (121); Pakistan (128); Philippines (54); Sri Lanka (50) and the United Arab Emirates (43).
“The number of those stranded in India is expected to decrease as more are brought home using 11 special flights,” he said during a press conference today.
Kamarudin said 179 people who were stranded in Amritsar, India, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 10.50 pm Monday (March 30), while 144 people arrived from Myanmar via a special flight this afternoon.
— Bernama
