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'Zero updates': Families demand answers over missing Malaysians in Nepal

Malaysia Times desk Original: New Straits Times 9/4 07:39 X
'Zero updates': Families demand answers over missing Malaysians in Nepal
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KUALA LUMPUR: Desperation has gripped the families of Malaysians still missing after the devastating floods in Nepal. They are now questioning the pace of the search-and-rescue operation.

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They want Wisma Putra to provide a clear account of the efforts under way, including where searches are being conducted, who is involved and what has been found, nine days after the disaster.

M. Subramaniam, 38, said families had repeatedly given authorities the names, photographs, personal details and last known locations of those missing, including his 74-year-old father-in-law, retired civil servant Krishnan Vadivelu.

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New Straits Times
Originally published
Sep 3, 2026
Updated here
Sep 4, 2026
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