Malaysian diver dies off Aceh, body repatriated; remains flown to KL on Sunday (June 1) evening


JAKARTA (Bernama): The body of a Malaysian man who died during a diving trip off Indonesia’s Aceh province has been repatriated, officials said Sunday.

Malaysia’s Consul General in Medan, Shahril Nizam Abdul Malek, confirmed that the remains of Haikal Rafie Halim, 33, from Selangor, were flown to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday evening.

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