Missing tourist boat: I'm monitoring SAR developments closely, says Najib


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 29 Jan 2017

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 KUALA LUMPUR- Prime Minister Najib Razak attends question-and-answer session in Dewan Rakyat at 1000 (0200 GMT) KUALA LUMPUR- Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi chairs meeting of Cabinet Committee on Drug Eradication at 1045 (0245 GMT) KUALA LUMPUR- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah attend investiture at Istana Negara at 1100 (0300 GMT)

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pic) will monitor closely developments of the search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate the missing 28 China tourists and remaining crewman.

"Received a report that a ship with 31 passengers and crew are missing in Sabah. Search and rescue operations have been launched, I will monitor developments," the Prime Minister tweeted on Sunday afternoon.

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