Ex-Sekong rep Samsudin Yahya passes away on flight back to Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: Former Sekong assemblyman Datuk Samsudin Yahya has died on a flight back to Sabah on Thursday (Oct 20).

The plane bringing the 68-year-old had to turn back to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) 40 minutes into the flight, which took off at about 2pm.

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