A father from Nghe An province spent 8 years searching for his missing daughter in Malaysia.

The father looking for his daughter is Mr. Pham Van Long (from Nghe An) currently living in Binh Duong. His missing daughter is Pham Thi Vinh (born in 1990, from Hong Long commune, Nam Dan, registered in Nghia Phuc commune, Tan Ky, Nghe An). Mr. Long and his wife have three children, Ms. Vinh is the eldest daughter.

The tragedy began in 2011, when Vinh was 21 years old, and was taken to Malaysia by his aunt. On July 14, 2011, Vinh was separated and went missing.

Ms. Pham Thi Vinh, before going to Malaysia. Photo provided by family

Mr. Pham Van Long said: "In 2011, my sister took her nephew to Malaysia, without a labor contract. When she left, Vinh was in good health and mentally normal. My sister reported that on the evening of July 14, 2011, Vinh went to drink coffee in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At 4 a.m. the next morning, my sister woke up and did not see Vinh return to his room, and her phone was no longer reachable. Since then, Vinh has been missing."

Mr. Long said his sister had reported to the Malaysian police and had searched many places but had no news. He had wanted to go to Malaysia many times to look for his child, but his sister said that if she came here she would not know the language or the way, making it difficult to find her. In the past, he had asked many Vietnamese people in Malaysia to look for her child but could not find her.

"When she first went missing, we didn't dare tell her grandparents because we were afraid that they would have a stroke because they were old and weak, so we didn't report it to the authorities. Now my sister has returned to Vietnam, but Vinh is still missing. Since that day, my daughter's phone has been unreachable," Mr. Long added.

Personal information of Ms. Vinh. Photo provided by family

Lately, Mr. Long has cried so much that he misses his daughter and is mentally exhausted. Many times, he wanted to go abroad to look for his daughter, but he did not know where to start.

Mr. Long's family was born in Hong Long commune (Nam Dan district) and then moved to build a new economic zone in Nghia Phuc commune (Tan Ky district) in 1975. In recent years, Mr. Long's family moved to Binh Duong to live.

Mr. Dang Xuan Nam - Chairman of Nghia Phuc Commune People's Committee confirmed that Ms. Vinh is a registered resident of Nghia Phuc Commune, and her parents are living in the South.

Mr. Long worriedly said in tears: “I was afraid that something bad had happened to my daughter abroad, otherwise she would have tried to contact home. We are very anxious. I asked the press to publish the news, and asked the online community to share it so that hopefully someone who met my daughter could give information to come and take her home.”

Anyone who knows any information about Pham Thi Vinh, please contact Mr. Pham Van Long, phone number: 0983487036.