UK mission helping family of Briton missing in Malaysia

New Straits Times

2 days ago

KUALA LUMPUR: The British High Commission has confirmed that it is helping the family of a United Kingdom citizen reported missing while travelling alone in Malaysia.
"We are supporting the family of a British man reported missing in Malaysia," a high commission spokesman said.
It was reported that Jordan Johnson-Doyle, 25, was last heard from on Tuesday. He was believed to have been at Healy Mac's Irish Bar in Bangsar here about 8pm on Friday, when he sent a photo of the pub's quiz night poster to a friend. He has not been heard from since.
Johnson-Doyle's mother, Leanne Burnett, 44, told the UK's 'Daily Mail' she was devastated by his disappearance and is preparing to fly to Malaysia to search for him.
Burnett said their last conversation was on May 26 and that it had seemed entirely normal.
She added that if Johnson-Doyle had lost his phone or laptop, he would have found another way to make contact.
Using the "Find My iPhone" app, she traced his phone to a block of flats near the bar early on Wednesday, but the signal stopped updating soon after, and the phone has since gone offline. Repeated calls and social media messages have gone unanswered.
Johnson-Doyle, a software engineer, had been travelling across the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia for over a year while working remotely for a United States-based tech company.
He arrived in Malaysia on May 17 after a stop in Vietnam and was believed to be staying at the Robertson Residences in Bukit Bintang here.
The family has reported him missing to police in England, contacted the British Consulate and Malaysia authorities, and notified his employer.
Attempts to obtain information from his hotel have been complicated by language barriers. Friends and relatives have launched a coordinated search online, sharing his details across social media and Malaysian websites.
The 'New Straits Times' has also contacted the city police for details on the case.