NGO calls for review of SOPs to rescue M'sians 'stranded' abroad

An NGO today urged the government to review standard operating procedures (SOPs) on bringing back Malaysians stranded abroad due to Covid-19 border closures.

Recalling the rescue of a Malaysian woman and her three children stranded in Indonesia, Pertubuhan Peneraju Insan Sungai Siput secretary Indrani Kumar claimed that procedures practised by the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta, as well as Health Ministry requirements at the airport, were "inhumane" and "cruel"...