MCO: Malaysian expats stranded abroad want to come home


Expatriates in Malaysia who are stranded abroad hope that they will be allowed to return home soon. — Photos: Filepics

British expatriate Lorraine Ann Gordon was in Britain to organise her mother’s death anniversary memorial when the the movement control order (MCO) was announced in Malaysia. Now, she is stranded abroad, separated from her loved ones and barred from entering a country she has called home for the past 20 years.

“Unfortunately, because of the short notice of the Malaysian border closure, I couldn’t get back by the deadline.

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