Najib: RMAF plane to retrieve remains of Malaysian victims


PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has instructed for a Royal Malaysian Air Force C130 transport aircraft to be sent to Thailand to retrieve the remains of Malaysians killed in the Chiang Mai bus crash.

“At the same time, Malaysian officers from our embassy in Bangkok are already at the accident site to give victims and their families any form of help they need,” said the Najib in a Facebook post on Monday night.

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