A Malaysian woman has tracked down her long-lost father after “trying her luck” on Twitter and getting an answer back within 24 hours.

Cinta, 24, found her father after a 20-year absence. Her mother split from her father when she was a small girl and moved away, never seeing him again.

Cinta shared two pictures of her as a tot seen with her dad on her Twitter account @cintadatsme and asked netizens for any help that may lead to finding his whereabouts, adding that she was “trying her luck”.

Cinta added that her father was believed to be living in the area of Taman Kosas in the town of Ampang in the Malaysian state of Selangor and was called Junior Liew.

Within 24 hours, Cinta received a message that her father was living in a rural area in the state of Sabah.

Cinta, who lives in the city of Petaling Jaya in Selangor State with a four-year-old daughter, then spoke with her father via a video call on 22nd February – after two decades of separation.

She shared several screenshots of the heartwarming moment on Twitter, and thanked the netizens who helped her track down her dad.

Cinta told the newspaper Berita Harian that her parents split when she was two or three years old, adding: “My father now lives in a remote area near Beaufort (town) and does not have a mobile phone.

“My father’s brother found out about it after a Twitter user, who turned out to be my cousin in Sabah, saw my post.

“My uncle and his mother (her grandmother) went to see my father before making a video call.”

She said she is “planning to return to Sabah as soon as possible” and is “saving money for plane tickets and expenses for my return trip” before the Eid al-Fitr holiday in early May.