It is understood that Iza Karmila Ramli had been about to board a plane out of North Korea with her children when she was stopped by local authorities.
KUALA LUMPUR: The sister of a Malaysian woman who is stranded in Pyongyang simply wants her family home.
Iza Karmila Ramli and her three children were about to board a plane out of North Korea when they were stopped by authorities.
In a Facebook post on Thursday (Mar 9), Ms Iza’s elder sister Izlinda wrote: «It breaks my heart hearing Zhafira’s voice», referring to her niece, Ms Iza’s daughter, who is with her in Pyongyang.
Ms Izlinda said she had heard her niece saying: «Zhafira wants to go to Malaysia, but the aeroplane is spoilt. «
Ms Iza is the wife of Mohd Nor Azrin Md Zain, a counsellor with the Malaysian embassy in Pyongyang.