Varnam Malaysia
  • Home
  • News
  • Celebrity
  • Reviews
  • Features
  • Music
  • Trailers
  • Culture
No Result
View All Result
Varnam Malaysia
  • Home
  • News
  • Celebrity
  • Reviews
  • Features
  • Music
  • Trailers
  • Culture
No Result
View All Result
Varnam Malaysia
No Result
View All Result
Home Featured

Malaysians Stranded in Nepal Want to Return Home, Embassy Says Sorry for the Inconvenience

by Sandy
March 26, 2020
189
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterSend

Earlier this month, 9 Malaysian friends set out to Nepal to take on the Everest Base Camp trek. Never did they imagine that the hardest part of their experience would be ending up stranded in the country, not knowing when they can return home. Unfortunately, all the Embassy of Malaysia in Kathmandu can say is, “Sorry for the inconvenience,” and “We will update you,”

Dr Jeevitha Brama Kumar and her friends arrived in Kathmandu on the 11th of March. The team took a domestic flight to Lukla and completed their grueling Everest Base Camp trek on the 23rd of March.

Nepal imposed its 1 week lockdown on the 24th of March, cancelling all international and domestic flights. It was the same day that Dr Jeevitha and her three friends were scheduled to depart to Kathmandu from Lukla. The other 5 members of her team were unwell at the Everest Base Camp itself, and they were choppered out to Kathmandu.

Simbir Ghale, a member of the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal, says 119 foreign trekkers have been stuck halfway in Lukla. Over 300 trekkers are stranded in the Everest region.

In a stinging Facebook post, Dr Jeevitha talks about how difficult it is to be stuck in Lukla. Four from her team and another Malaysian man are stranded in the tiny village that has an average temperature of 2°C. She has not taken a shower in 16 days. There is no proper heating and electricity is erratic, she says.

The Malaysians need to pay to charge their phones, wifi, food and even water. Their limited funds and inability to withdraw money at the ATMs force them to ration their money, allowing it only for food and charging phones.

A lukewarm bucket of water to shower costs NPR400 (RM14), but it is too much to spend, says Dr Jeevitha. “The temperatures are too cold for a shower,” she says over a WhatsApp message with the Varnam team. “We also need to keep our money for food and charging our phones. Each full charge is NPR200 (RM7),”

Jeevitha and her friends have not been able to do their laundry due to their limited funds. “We even have to reuse our dirty clothes as laundry is impossible here,” she says.

Flights

“We were supposed to fly from Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur on the 29th of March, but that has been postponed to the 13th of April. After the Movement Control Order was extended, Malindo has pushed the flights to the 15th of April,” she says.

Getting to Kathmandu will resume once the Nepali lockdown is over next week, but their return to Kuala Lumpur is laden with uncertainty, Jeevitha says. “Every time we book a flight, it gets cancelled. Some people have even booked 4 different flights to get home, but it keeps getting cancelled,”

“We left Malaysia before any travel restrictions were laid down. Looking at the growing number of Covid-19 cases, we shortened our trip as well,” the trekker said.

The Embassy of Malaysia in Kathmandu

The Embassy of Malaysia in Kathmandu seems to be offering no solace to those stranded.

They have created a WhatsApp group, they claim “to share on any latest development on current situation (sic),” The updates in the group, however, are merely on how many Malaysians are stranded in Nepal. Right now, 34 Malaysians are stranded in the country. The embassy also assured the Malaysians the updated list of those stranded has been forwarded to the headquarters, which we assume is Wisma Putra.

When contacted, an official from then Embassy of Malaysia in Kathmandu said that they are still trying to reach all the Malaysians who are stuck in Nepal before announcing any further measures.

On the Embassy’s website and Facebook page, there is no update on the Malaysians stranded, except to ask those stranded to email their details over.

There has been no update from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on whether the Malaysians stranded in Nepal will be repatriated to Kuala Lumpur.

The trekker says things are bleak for them, “We can’t come back without the intervention of our embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,”

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook or Telegram for more updates and breaking news. 

Filed Under embassy of malaysia kathmanduMalaysiansmalaysians stranded in nepalministry of foreign affairsWisma Putra
https://lomp.at/2q3sm
Share185Tweet2Send

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

Image Source: Health
News

Influenza Cases in Selangor Surge Over 80% in a Week, Majority Linked to Schools

by Shivashangkari Chandran
October 8, 2025

Influenza cases in Selangor have spiked dramatically, rising by more than 80% in just one week, with the majority of...

Read more
News

Malaysian Pannir Selvam Executed in Singapore for Drug Trafficking

Malaysian national Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, 38, has been executed in Singapore after being convicted of trafficking 51.84 grammes of heroin...

Read more
by Kavitha
October 8, 2025
News

Temporary Shift to Online Learning for 72 Schools During ASEAN Summit

A total of 72 schools across Kuala Lumpur and Selangor will conduct online classes during the upcoming 47th ASEAN Summit,...

Read more
by Shivashangkari Chandran
October 7, 2025
News

118 New Tents to Replace Collapsed Brickfields Deepavali Bazaar Stalls

In an unfortunate turn of events yesterday, strong winds and heavy rain caused all the tents at the Brickfields Deepavali...

Read more
by Kavitha
October 3, 2025
Image Source: Malay Mail
News

Several Roads in Brickfields, Masjid India Closed for Deepavali Bazaar Until Oct 19

Several roads in Brickfields and Masjid India will be temporarily closed to traffic from September 29 to October 19 to...

Read more
by Kavitha
October 2, 2025
Image Source: JustRunLah
News

30 Roads to Close for KL Standard Chartered Marathon This Weekend

Around 30 roads in the city centre will be closed in stages this weekend for the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered...

Read more
by Shivashangkari Chandran
October 2, 2025
Image Source: petronasletourdelangkawi Instagram
News

Road Closures Across Selangor for Le Tour de Langkawi 2025

Several major roads across Selangor will be temporarily closed starting Thursday, 2 October 2025, to make way for Stages 5,...

Read more
by Kavitha
October 1, 2025
Image Source: BERNAMA
News

Budget 2026: MoE Puts Student Safety and Anti-Bullying Measures First

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that school safety and anti-bullying initiatives will be among its top priorities in...

Read more
by Kavitha
September 30, 2025
Image Source: Bernama
Community

MITRA Unveils Five Key Initiatives for B40 Indian Community

Five major initiatives aimed at uplifting the B40 Indian community will soon be implemented under the Malaysian Indian Transformation (MITRA)...

Read more
by Kavitha
September 25, 2025
News

Death Row Halt: Singapore Postpones Malaysian’s Execution

Singapore has postponed the execution of Malaysian national K. Datchinamurthy, which was scheduled for today. Datchinamurthy was arrested in 2011...

Read more
by Kavitha
September 25, 2025
Load More

TRENDING

  1. 1

    30 Roads to Close for KL Standard Chartered Marathon This Weekend

  2. 2

    [PART 1] Light, Colours & Traditions: Deepavali Bazaars Happening Across Malaysia This October

  3. 3

    Road Closures Across Selangor for Le Tour de Langkawi 2025

  4. 4

    Malaysian Pannir Selvam Executed in Singapore for Drug Trafficking

  5. 5

    Temporary Shift to Online Learning for 72 Schools During ASEAN Summit

  • Advertise With Us
  • Jobs
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

© 2025 Vijandren Ramadass. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Celebrity
  • Reviews
  • Features
  • Music
  • Trailers
  • Culture

© 2025 Vijandren Ramadass. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Celebrity
  • Reviews
  • Features
  • Music
  • Trailers
  • Culture

© 2025 Vijandren Ramadass. All Rights Reserved.