{
  "id": 5891512,
  "title": "Malaysia’s SMART team begins Nepal mission after arriving in Kathmandu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/malaysias-smart-team-begins-nepal-mission-after-arriving-in-kathmandu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T03:02:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/06/malaysias-smart-team-begins-nepal-mission-after-arriving-in-kathmandu/234117"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Malaysia's Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) MAS01 successfully arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 6, 2026, to commence a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission. The team, comprising 11 personnel, departed from Subang Air Base earlier that day on a Royal Malaysian Air Force A400M aircraft, carrying 12.4 tonnes of equipment including rescue gear, detection devices, communication systems, high-capacity drone technology, specialized tunnel rescue tools, and a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Nadma, the National Disaster Management Agency, confirmed that the team is currently en route to the Malaysian Embassy for a briefing on the current situation and that daily mission reports will be coordinated between Nadma and the Malaysian Embassy in Nepal throughout the operation.",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Malaysia’s SMART team begins Nepal mission after arriving in Kathmandu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/malaysias-smart-team-begins-nepal-mission-after-arriving-in-kathmandu-5897276",
        "published": "2026-09-06T03:02:58.000Z"
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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."
}