The foreign ministry said the four were unable to join the other 12 on the return flight on April 11 because they tested positive for Covid-19 before departure.

“They were allowed to return to Malaysia after undergoing a seven-day quarantine in Cambodia under the supervision of the Malaysian embassy,” Wisma Putra said in a post on Facebook today.

It also expressed its appreciation to the Cambodian government and the close cooperation given by the Malaysian embassy in facilitating the relevant matters to enable them to return home safely.

The ministry also advised Malaysians to always be careful about job offers abroad to ensure that they are not trapped by job scam syndicates.

The victims claimed that they had been offered attractive jobs but once in Cambodia they were kept in prison-like conditions and forced to take part in a Macau-scam like racket.