{
  "id": 7034243,
  "title": "Health Ministry to announce number affected by Sarawak Flying Doctor Service suspension",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/health-ministry-to-announce-number-affected-by-sarawak-flying-doctor-7034243",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T01:23:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/13/health-ministry-to-announce-number-affected-by-sarawak-flying-doctor-service-suspension/235001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Health Ministry in Malaysia is set to announce the number of residents impacted by the temporary suspension of the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) in Sarawak, following a tragic helicopter accident that claimed the lives of five individuals. Health Director-General Datuk Dr Mahathar Abd Wahab revealed that the statistics on affected residents have been compiled and will be submitted to the Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, for further action. The FDS operations in Sarawak were halted after the accident involving a BO-105 helicopter operated by Layang-Layang Aerospace near the Long Lellang STOLport on Tuesday. The accident resulted in the fatalities of Dr Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin, Alexson Adit Henry, nurses Debra Moset and Jessie Paya Jok, and pilot Captain Zainol Afiq Bee Sham.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Health Ministry to announce number affected by Sarawak Flying Doctor Service suspension",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/health-ministry-to-announce-number-affected-by-sarawak-flying-doctor",
        "published": "2026-09-13T01:23:48.000Z"
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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."
}