Man settles for seeing family across Johor Strait

So near yet so far: Using binoculars, Izwan scans the opposite bank and waves and eagerly at his wife and children. — The Straits Times/ANN

BY mid-September, homesickness and depression was eating away at Malaysian Mohd Izwan Sarip.

The 32-year-old, who works in Singapore, had been away from his wife and children since March, when Malaysia decided to close its borders to curb the spread of the coronavirus.