Malaysian-Singapore Workers (Pemas) Task Force president Dayalan Sreebalan said that the number of calls it received from those affected by the closure of the Singapore-Malaysia border has doubled this month. - NUR AISYAH MAZALAN/The Star
JOHOR BARU: The psychological toll from the Covid-19 pandemic on Malaysians working in Singapore and their families here has risen, with calls for help doubling this month, according to data collected by the Malaysian-Singapore Workers (Pemas) Task Force.
Its president Dayalan Sreebalan said it received hundreds of calls a day from those affected by the Singapore-Malaysia border closure.
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