Four Families Of Sarawak Flying Doctor Crash Will Get RM130,000

Putrajaya announced RM130,000 payments to four families from the Sarawak medical helicopter crash — 37 days after Sarawak had already paid all five, including the pilot's widow.

The Rakyat Post Fernando Fong · News & blogs · 1 hr ago

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The government will pay RM130,000 to each of four families of health workers killed in a Sarawak helicopter crash.

Four health workers died in the 8 September FDS helicopter crash.
The federal government will give RM130,000 to each family.
The pilot's family was not mentioned in the statement.

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The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday (15 Oct) that the federal government will pay at least RM130,000 each to the families of four health workers killed in the 8 September Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Sarawak.

The four: medical officer Dr Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin, assistant medical officer Alexson Adit Henry, and staff nurses Jessie Paya Jok and Debra Moset.

The fifth victim, pilot Captain Zainol Afiq Bee Sham, was not mentioned in MOH’s statement.

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Published: October 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM UTC
By: Fernando Fong
Section: Malaysia
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