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Dzulkefly faces resignation calls over fatal Flying Doctor helicopter crash
A fatal Flying Doctor Service helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Ulu Baram, Sarawak killed a pilot and four Health Ministry staff, prompting public calls for Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad to resign. Critics cited the RM30 air health incentive unchanged since 1978, the 35-year-old BO-105 helicopter, and the minister's press conference, which was broadcast live on Facebook. Putrajaya has promised ex-gratia payments while the Sarawak government announced RM100,000 for each victim's family.
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Long Lellang crash: Dr Ainul's remains to be brought home to Kelantan for burial
The family of Dr Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin, one of five victims of Tuesday's fatal helicopter crash at Long Lellang STOLport in Sarawak, is waiting for post-mortem and DNA results before bringing her remains back to Kelantan. She is expected to be buried at the Sri Kedeper Muslim Cemetery in Kota Bharu. The Flying Doctor Service helicopter crashed at around 3.40pm on Tuesday, killing all five on board.
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Alexson Adit Henry's body to be taken to Desa Senadin after post-mortem
The family of medical assistant Alexson Adit Henry, 31, who died in Tuesday's Air Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter crash at Long Lellang, is still waiting for the post-mortem results before setting the date of his funeral. His body will be taken to his home in Desa Senadin, Miri, once the post-mortem is completed. The crash also killed pilot Captain Zainol Afiq Bee Sham, Dr Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin and two nurses, Debra Moset and Jessie Paya Jok.
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Preliminary report on Long Lellang helicopter crash due in 30 days, says CAAM
CAAM chief executive Datuk Captain Norazman Mahmud said the preliminary report on the helicopter crash at Long Lellang, Sarawak will be issued within 30 days under ICAO Annex 13, with the full report expected a year after the accident. The investigation is being carried out independently by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and the cause has not been determined. The crash involved a BO-105 Flying Doctor Service helicopter carrying five people near the Long Lellang airstrip in Ulu Baram.
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Sarawak gives RM100,000 to families of Long Lellang helicopter crash victims, funds children's education
The Sarawak government will give RM100,000 to each of the five Flying Doctor Service crew members' families after Tuesday's helicopter crash at Long Lellang, Baram. Yayasan Sarawak will cover the education of the victims' children. Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg announced the aid after launching the Sarawak SHInE International Conference in Kuching.
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Ex-Health Ministry staff recalls FDS duty after Long Lellang helicopter crash
A former Health Ministry employee recounts flying on the same helicopter that crashed last Tuesday, about 11 to 12 years ago while serving at Hospital Daro, Sarawak. The crash near Long Lellang airstrip in Ulu Baram, Sarawak, killed five people including the pilot and health workers travelling to provide services to residents.
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MMA seeks independent safety audit and national task force after Long Lellang flying doctor crash
The Malaysian Medical Association has called for independent safety verification of all aircraft, ambulances and boats used for healthcare work after four healthcare workers died in a Flying Doctor Service helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Baram. MMA president Datuk Dr Thirunavukarasu Rajoo also wants a multidisciplinary national task force to review the entire FDS, Medevac and medical transport system, with findings made public.
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CAAM confirms crashed Long Lellang helicopter had valid airworthiness record
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) confirmed the BO105 helicopter that crashed in Long Lellang, Baram, Sarawak had a valid Certificate of Airworthiness until 4 August 2027. Operator Layang Layang Aerospace has suspended its BO105 helicopters and other aircraft using Rolls-Royce 250 series engines as a precaution. The Air Accident Investigation Bureau is investigating the crash that killed five people.
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Health Ministry awaits DNA confirmation of five Long Lellang helicopter crash victims
The Health Ministry is still waiting for official confirmation before naming the five people killed in a helicopter crash at Long Lellang Short Take-Off and Landing Airport in Ulu Baram, Sarawak. Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the Health Director-General will brief fully once information is received, while Sarawak police await DNA test results.
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Cause of BO-105 helicopter crash in Ulu Baram still unknown
The cause of the BO-105 helicopter crash that killed five health workers in Ulu Baram, Sarawak remains undetermined. Police and the Transport Ministry's air accident investigation unit are probing all angles, while DNA tests at Miri Hospital are pending to formally confirm the victims' identities.
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Sarawak deputy premier seeks full probe into Miri flying doctor helicopter crash that killed five
Sarawak Deputy Premier Awang Tengah has called for a full investigation into the helicopter crash near Long Lellang airport in Miri on September 8 that killed all five people on board. Speaking after a working visit in Lawas, he said no one should speculate before official findings are out, and stressed that flying doctor services remain essential for remote interior areas.
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Wife pays tribute to medical officer killed in Long Lellang helicopter crash
The wife of Alexson Adit Henry, 31, has posted a farewell tribute after he died in a Flying Doctor Service helicopter crash at Long Lellang, Ulu Baram, Sarawak on Tuesday. All five people on board the Hornbill Skyways BO-105 were killed when it went down near the STOLport strip about 1.30pm. Alexson served as an assistant medical officer on the FDS team.