By Massita Ahmad
SINGAPORE, March 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Singapore government has expressed its deepest appreciation to the Malaysian government and the Embassy of Malaysia in Tehran for accepting its request to help evacuate the Singaporeans from Iran.
A spokesperson from the republic’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said eight Singaporeans safely arrived in Kuala Lumpur, from Tehran, after boarding a repatriation flight arranged by the Malaysian government for its nationals.
“The Singaporeans will serve a 14-day quarantine in Kuala Lumpur, as required by the Malaysian health authorities before returning to Singapore,” said the spokesperson in a statement issued here.
According to Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), the special aircraft of the mission from Tehran landed at the KL International Airport (KLIA) at 6.34 am carrying 46 Malaysians, eight Singaporeans, and an Indonesian.
— BERNAMA
