{
  "id": 1431560,
  "title": "Semua juruterbang Malaysia Airlines bebas dadah, kru kabin menyusul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/semua-juruterbang-malaysia-airlines-bebas-dadah-kru-kabin-menyusul",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T05:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/17/semua-juruterbang-malaysia-airlines-bebas-dadah-kru-kabin-menyusul"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On July 29, a Malaysia Airlines flight crew member was detained at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta after 25kg of ecstasy and 2.7g of hashish were found in his baggage. Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) announced that all 2,840 cabin crew members of the national carrier would undergo mandatory drug testing starting the following day. The testing is also being conducted on 158 Flightafire flight crew members and 163 cabin crew members. MAG stated that more than half of them have already been tested and all have tested negative for drugs. Random drug testing will continue, and it will work with authorities to combat drug abuse within the company and its subsidiaries. Passenger safety remains the top priority, and stronger measures will be taken to strengthen protection, reinforce operational standards, and maintain passenger and stakeholder confidence, said Malaysia Airlines Group President and Chief Executive Officer Nasaruddin A Bakar.",
  "summary": "Semua 2,840 kru kabin Malaysia Airlines akan menjalani saringan dadah mulai esok.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysia Airlines pilots clear drug tests, cabin crew next",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/malaysia-airlines-pilots-clear-drug-tests-cabin-crew-next",
        "published": "2026-08-17T05:18:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "All Malaysia Airlines pilots test negative in mandatory drug screening",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/all-malaysia-airlines-pilots-test-negative-in-mandatory-drug-screening",
        "published": "2026-08-17T05:20:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "All Malaysia Airlines pilots test negative for drugs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/all-malaysia-airlines-pilots-test-negative-for-drugs",
        "published": "2026-08-17T05:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Malaysia Airlines pilots cleared in drug tests, MAG moves to cabin crew screening phase",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/malaysia-airlines-pilots-cleared-in-drug-tests-mag-moves-to-cabin",
        "published": "2026-08-17T06:04:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "All Malaysia Airlines pilots pass drug tests following Jakarta arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/all-malaysia-airlines-pilots-pass-drug-tests-following-jakarta-arrest",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:39:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Malaysian Airlines pilots clear drug checks, cabin crew to be tested next, company says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/malaysian-airlines-pilots-clear-drug-checks-cabin-crew-to-be-tested",
        "published": "2026-08-17T08:17:58.000Z"
      }
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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."
}