Chin holds a sign as he waits to catch a glimpse of his wife Too and their daughter on the yacht. Photo: Too Xie Lian
It has been more than eight months since Johor-based Ezatul Hani, 26, has seen her husband Umarul Nazim, 26. He went to Singapore a day before the movement control order (MCO) was imposed in March, and couldn’t return because the borders were closed. Umarul works as a supervisor with a manufacturing company in Singapore and usually commutes to work daily from Johor, but is sometimes based in the island city-state for two weeks at a time.
The couple have a baby girl who was just a month old then. She is now nine months old.
So near, yet so far
Chin holds a sign as he waits to catch a glimpse of his wife Too and their daughter on the yacht. Photo: Too Xie Lian
Naavinraj's sister Renaa on the yacht, holds a sign for her parents and brother. Photo: Naavinraj Rengasamy
Passengers on board the yacht waving to their loved ones on land. Photo: Facebook/R&F Princess Cove
Many passengers on the yacht recorded the special moment with their smartphones. Photo: Facebook/R&F Princess Cove
Those on board holding banners to express their love and how much they missed their family members. Photo: Facebook/R&F Princess Cove
The yacht that gave 20 persons the chance to be 'reunited' from a distance with their loved ones. Photo: Facebook/R&F Princess Cove
A family holding a banner to express how much their miss their family member. Photo: Facebook/R&F Princess Cove
Binoculars are provided so that passengers can get a closer glimpse of their loved ones on shore. Photo: Facebook/R&F Princess Cove
Waving to their loved ones on land from the yacht. Photo: Facebook/R&F Princess Cove
Waving to their loved ones on the yacht from land. Photo: Facebook/R&F Princess Cove
Ezatul's husband Umarul Nazim, Amanda's father Norsyfiq, and Ezatul's sister's husband Jasman are all stuck in Singapore and haven't seen their family members for eight months. Photo: Ezatul Hani
Ezatul is also looking after Amanda (pictured), whose parents are stuck in Singapore. Photo: Ezatul Hani
(From right), Ezatul carrying her baby daughter Nadeeraa Hayfaa, Amanda (whose parents are in Singapore), and Ezatul's sister, Hayatul Aqmal (whose husband is in Singapore). Photo: Ezatul Hani
Sharifah Aliza with her sons, Yusuf and Zain, who miss their father very much. Photo: Sharifah Aliza Syed Alwi
Singaporean Grab driver-cum-stall owner Muhammad Hairi hasn't seen his wife Sharifah Aliza and their two sons since March. Photo: Sharifah Aliza Syed Alwi
Sharifah's husband Muhammad Hairi, pictured with his parents and brother, is Singaporean. He hasn't been able to return to Malaysia since March to see his wife and sons. Photo: Sharifah Aliza Syed Alwi
Naavinraj's sister Renaa (right) on the yacht. Photo: Naavinraj Rengasamy
(From left) Naavinraj and his parents are Malaysians working in Singapore. They haven't been able to return home to Johor Baru since March. Photo: Naavinraj Rengasamy
Naavinraj's happy family prior to the MCO. Photo: Naavinraj Rengasamy
Naavinraj's parents in Singapore holding a sign for his sister Renaa who is on board the yacht. Photo: Naavinraj Rengasamy
Individuals on the yacht holdi up signs and wave to their loved ones on Singapore's shores. Photo: Naavinraj Rengasamy
Too's birthday celebration by video call with her husband, Chin. Photo: Too Xie Lian
Too and her daughter hold a handmade sign for her husband, Chin. Photo: Too Xie Lian
Too's husband, Chin, awaits them across the Straits of Johor. Photo: Too Xie Lian
Too and her daughter celebrate her Chin's birthday via video call. Photo: Too Xie Lian
Too's daughter uses binoculars provided to catch a glimpse of her father from the yacht. Photo: Too Xie Lian
Too (left) with her daughter and other passengers on the yacht waving to their loved ones from a distance. Photo: Too Xie Lian
Jayanthy's husband David holding their son, before the MCO. Photo: Jayanthy Murthy
Jayanthy (right) with her husband David and their son before the MCO. Photo: Jayanthy Murthy
Video call time for Jayanthy and husband David, who have been apart since March. Photo: Jayanthy Murthy
Too (right) and her daughter on the yacht. Photo: Too Xie Lian
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