"Bring our children back!" many parents requested of the government. Due to the major demonstration and riot in Egypt, many Malaysian students currently studying there are quickly running out of money and food.
There are over 11,000 students who are still stranded in Egypt, caught in the middle of the riot. Though many students who are in the Malaysian Hall in Cairo have no problem with food, concern is expressed for those outside of Cairo.
The price of the flight tickets out of Egypt have drastically risen, some even doubled over the course of this event. This has become a huge problem to many students there as many are not able to afford a ticket. Even so, there have been a few cases where students' flights were cancelled at the very last minute, preventing their return home.
Since flying out of Egypt has been almost impossible, Malaysia is forced to send groups of people into Egypt to provide food for the students there.
Upon instruction from the Prime Minister, the government is working together with agencies within the Foreign Ministry, National Security Council, Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad (MISC), Tabung Haji, Malaysia Airlines (MAS), Air Asia and embassies to evacuate stranded Malaysian students in Egypt.
The Prime Minister expressed concern for his people who are stranded in Egypt and has assured all parents that the government is doing its best to evacuate the people immediately.
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