Missing for Months in Singapore, Foreigner Woman Found in China

Source: OT-Team(G)，The Star

  21-year-old Malaysian Dionna Liew goes missing for 4 months after accepting a job in Singapore, only to reemerge safe and sound in China.

  On January 10, a 47-year-old Malaysian woman, Pau Yiew Ping, held a press conference claiming that her 21-year-old daughter, Liew Jia Yee, had gone missing after leaving for Singapore to find work four months ago. However, on January 12, her daughter was located in China.

• Stopped sending texts

  Liew had worked as a piano teacher in Singapore for two years before losing her job in June 2024. She then returned to Johor to search for new employment. Soon after, she told her mother that she had found an office job in Singapore and would leave on August 28.

  Initially, Liew kept in touch with her mother via text messages, but soon after, all communication stopped. Pau, desperate to find her daughter, reached out to her ex-husband and friends but received no information about Liew's whereabouts.

  In January 2025, five months after her daughter's disappearance, Pau still had no idea of Liew's location or well-being. She filed missing person reports with both Malaysian and Singaporean police, hoping for assistance. Authorities informed her that Liew was last seen at Singapore's Changi Airport on the evening of August 28.

  Liew's disappearance garnered widespread media attention in Malaysia. Pau expressed, "I can't sleep peacefully until I know she is safe. If she sees this news, I hope she will call me to reassure me."

• Working as piano teacher in Xi'an

  Liew, who had been missing without a trace, finally reached out to Pau on January 12.

  It turned out that she had been working as a piano teacher in Xi'an for the past three months.

  Liew reportedly left for Xi'an without informing her mother due to "personal struggles" and a "desire for a new beginning."

  She apparently moved to China to relieve herself of stress caused by family issues.

  According to an official in Johor who spoke with Liew, she felt "her mother no longer cared for her" and believed it wouldn't matter where she went.

  The official clarified that Liew was not under any duress or threat in China.

  Liew shared that she plans to return to Johor for Chinese New Year and hopes to bring her mother back to China with her after the celebrations.