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YALA: Three Malaysian children have been stranded in Thailand since the border was closed in March, as their mother, a Thai national, cannot afford the cost of quarantine and Covid-19 testing.
The three brothers, Muhamaad Adam Danel Mohd Rozi, 11, Muhammad Arash Raihan (7) and Muhammad Muhaimin Putra (3), had accompanied their mother, Sakina Museh, 38, when she went to renew her visa in Yala, southern Thailand .
Sakina said her three children had to go with her because there was no one to care for them in Malaysia after her husband (Mohd Rozi Ab Rahman) died of cancer in September.
“As the situation was critical at the time, I was forced to take them with me (to Thailand without valid documents) as there was no one to take care of them,” she said.
“After two days in Thailand, the Malaysian government announced the movement control order and closed the border on March 18.”
Sakina said that the cost of re-entering Malaysia was quite high, as it involved undergoing a 14-day quarantine and tests for Covid-19.
“I hope the governments of Malaysia and Thailand can help us return to Malaysia. We keep our clothes on, ” said Sakina, who is a recipient of aid from the Selangor Zakat Center.
She said her children had been asking her when they could return to Malaysia because they wanted to continue their studies.
The Malaysian consulate in Songkhla has made efforts to help the brothers and their mother to return to Malaysia.
