The government is committed to the loss of Malaysians abroad
PETALING JAYA: Wisma Putra is always committed to help trace Malaysians who are reported ‘missing’ abroad to be brought back to their homeland through various methods and channels.
According to Bernama, the Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, said however that it would be difficult for him to track down the individuals in question if they themselves chose not to be tracked or deliberately ‘disappeared’.
He said, in addition to establishing diplomatic relations between countries, it is the duty of Wisma Putra to manage and keep abreast of the affairs of Malaysians abroad.
“The problem is sometimes, they don’t want to be known to be in the country involved, so how are we going to work, at least the family knows where they are and can contact us (to bring them home), so there is no question of Wisma Putra not knowing .
“We have many channels and connections, we can use all kinds of resources including the embassies of the countries involved here, the police and Interpol, we can do all kinds of things but if we don’t know, it’s impossible for us to make an impact and give whatever help is needed, ” he said.
He said this to reporters after launching the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ 1445H/2024 Civilian Evacuation Village and Victims Initiative at the Kampung Kanchong People’s Hall, Rantau, Seremban.
The media recently reported that a 77-year-old mother from Kulai, Johor, is asking for the help of the public with information to locate her eldest son after he was reported missing for the past 36 years without any news after graduating from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, USA.
Mohamad also advised Malaysians who are abroad to register and inform their presence at the embassy or high commissioner in the country concerned.
“They must get in touch, register, contact the embassy so that we know there are a number of Malaysians in the country who are studying and working as well as residing, living or becoming permanent residents,” he said.