The day's essential Malaysian news, briefed.
Malaysia's government will deploy Royal Malaysia Police officers to airport aviation security units as an immediate response to strengthen controls following the arrest of a Malaysian pilot in Indonesia on drug smuggling charges.
A prominent Malaysian civil society leader is pushing authorities to audit security screening at KLIA after a pilot was detained in Jakarta with 25kg of suspected drugs.
Malaysia Corruption Watch has urged authorities investigating the arrest of a pilot caught with drugs in Indonesia to prioritise examining security vulnerabilities at KLIA rather than pursuing finger-pointing between agencies.
Malaysia's border control agency announced plans to enhance security screening for pilots and flight crew at airports nationwide, following the arrest of a Malaysian pilot in Indonesia on suspected drug smuggling charges.
Authorities arrested two women at Phuket International Airport after discovering more than 32kg of cannabis flowers hidden in their luggage. The seizure highlights increased enforcement against drug trafficking through Southeast Asian airports.
Indonesian authorities have dismantled an international drug smuggling network at Jakarta's main airport, seizing 8.6 litres of etomidate valued at RM22.7 million and arresting four foreign nationals from China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.