Indonesia barred Cambodia's Rainsy from flight to Jakarta - airline


By Liz Lee
  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Nov 2019

FILE PHOTO: Self-exiled Cambodian opposition party founder Sam Rainsy reacts as he speaks to members of media after a visit to Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia Airlines said on Wednesday it had barred veteran Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy from a flight from Kuala Lumpur to the Indonesian capital Jakarta on the instruction of Indonesian authorities.

Rainsy later said on Twitter that he had missed his flight and would try to get another Malaysia Airlines flight to Jakarta on Thursday.

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