Far away but close to their hearts


Retired teacher Tan Keng Hock, 81 (left) celebrating Father's Day with his children through a video call. Looking on is his wife, Tan Nooi Huey, 73 (right). - THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Absence makes the heart grow fonder for many on Father’s Day with the continued closure of the Malaysia-Singapore land border because of the pandemic.

Iskandar Mat Judoh, a Malaysian who works as a technician in the city-state, misses holding his only child but is grateful that he can still communicate with the 10-year-old boy on a daily basis.

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