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Six more bodies believed to be victims of a capsized boat were found in waters near the Thailand-Malaysia border off Langkawi on Sunday (Nov 9).

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00:00Six more bodies believed to be victims of a capsized boat were found in waters near
00:07the Thailand-Malaysia border off Langkawi on Sunday.
00:11Kedah and Police Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Director First Admiral Maritime Romli
00:17Mustafa said the bodies, believed to be from the same incident, were recovered by Thai authorities.
00:24The discovery brings the total number of victims to 26, comprising 13 survivors and 13 deceased.
00:32Romli said the search and rescue operation continued on Monday, with the search radius
00:37expanded to more than 250 square nautical miles, involving multiple agencies.
00:43The focus of the search is currently on the southern waters of Tarutau Island, while Thai
00:48authorities are concentrating their efforts in the north.
00:51Romli added that about 300 Myanmarese and Bangladeshi migrants, mostly Rohingya, were believed to
00:58have boarded a vessel before being transferred onto two boats.
01:02One of the boats, carrying about 70 people, is believed to have capsized near Tarutau Island,
01:08about two and a half nautical miles north of Langkawi.
01:12The other boat, reportedly carrying around 230 migrants, remains unaccounted for.
01:18Meanwhile, Langkawi District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Khairul Azhar Nuruddin said investigations
01:25are ongoing into a possible human smuggling syndicate behind the voyage.
01:30He said survivors revealed they had dealt with agents in Myanmar, and phone numbers obtained
01:35from the victims suggest the involvement of contacts in Malaysia.
01:40Police are continuing their probe to identify and track down those responsible.
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01:52These people know that they can do a lot of work.
01:54They can look at people who are in the same direction, and they can get out of the
01:55personality of their bodies in their own territory.
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01:59They can do a lot of work.
02:01The others have referred to by their wife and their family members, as they can do a lot of work.
02:03They can do a lot of work.
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