{
  "id": 11411398,
  "title": "Anwar secures fast-track process for missing Malaysians in Nepal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/anwar-secures-fast-track-process-for-missing-malaysians-in-nepal-11411398",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:27:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/02/anwar-secures-fast-track-process-for-missing-malaysians-in-nepal/237409"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has revealed that Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah has pledged full cooperation to ascertain the fate of 54 Malaysians still missing after recent floods and landslides in Nepal. This assurance came after one of the 55 Malaysians previously reported missing was found safe and reached out to the Malaysian Embassy in Kathmandu, according to family members and official updates. During a phone call, Shah agreed to expedite administrative and legal measures to help families obtain closure quickly. Under existing Nepalese law, the process to issue a death certificate for missing persons normally takes three years, whereas Malaysian law mandates a six or seven-year wait. In response, Nepalese authorities have agreed to support quicker court applications. Dr. Manivannan Rethinam, spokesperson for Malaysia Solidarity: Families in Hope (MASFIH), confirmed that the Foreign Ministry has informed them of the located citizen who has since returned to Malaysia. Families of the remaining 55 Malaysians still missing in Nepal had turned to Anwar for assistance to expedite a declaration of death, as they were concerned about the prolonged legal and financial uncertainty caused by the current seven-year procedure.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah has assured Malaysia of full cooperation to determine...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Nepal Floods: One Of 55 Missing Malaysians Confirmed Safe, Returns Home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/general-nepal-floods-one-of-55-missing-malaysians-confirmed-safe",
        "published": "2026-10-02T04:32:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "1 of 55 Malaysians missing in Nepal found safe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/1-of-55-malaysians-missing-in-nepal-found-safe",
        "published": "2026-10-02T04:53:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "One of 55 Malaysians missing in Nepal reportedly found safe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/one-of-55-malaysians-missing-in-nepal-reportedly-found-safe",
        "published": "2026-10-02T04:56:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "First of 55 missing Malaysians in Nepal found safe, returns home after 37 days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/first-of-55-missing-malaysians-in-nepal-found-safe-returns-home-after",
        "published": "2026-10-02T06:02:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Missing Malaysian found safe in flood-ravaged Nepal after 37 days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/missing-malaysian-found-safe-in-flood-ravaged-nepal-after-37-days",
        "published": "2026-10-02T06:45:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Safe return of solo Malaysian after 37 days in Nepal floods offers hope to 54 still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/safe-return-of-solo-malaysian-after-37-days-in-nepal-floods-offers",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:46:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}