Covid-19 shutdown: At KLIA, Malaysian students return home while tempers flare as foreigners denied entry
The Kuala Lumpur International Airport looking like a 'ghost airport'. — Picture by Thasha Jayamanogaran
But yesterday evening, it looked like a “ghost airport” as it was pretty much deserted except for the noise coming from a small room near the immigration security area at the arrival hall. These foreigners were attempting to negotiate their way in but of course, it was a no go. I could hear one of the immigration officers saying, “No means no, we already announced no incoming for foreigners. Why didn’t you follow?”
Like the South American man on my flight. I asked him why he would attempt coming to Malaysia despite knowing that the country has placed a ban on all foreigners and he said, ”I mean, you never know, it’s just the first day, I’m sure they would give a little leeway. So I’m just gonna try.” There were very few Malaysians on the three different flights that arrived while I was there; I noticed they were all mostly students returning from the UK.
One student, Dorcas Chua, 22 who had just returned from the UK said she felt more secure coming home.
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