00:01Malaysia Aviation Group has ordered drug screening for all 1,260 Malaysia Airlines pilots
00:08after one of its officers was detained in Indonesia over an alleged drug smuggling attempt.
00:14In a statement, MAG said screening began immediately and is expected to be completed by August 15,
00:21with pilots who failed to undergo testing within the period to be grounded until cleared.
00:25The group will also introduce mandatory screening for all active pilots on top of its existing random testing program
00:33before extending the measure to cabin crew.
00:35A Malaysian pilot was arrested at Sokarno Hatta International Airport last week
00:40after 25 kilograms of ecstasy worth more than 13 million ringgit was allegedly found concealed in his luggage.
00:48MAG confirmed that the officer was a second officer seated in the cockpit jump seat as an observer
00:54and was not part of the flight crew operating the aircraft.
00:58Group CEO and President Nasaruddin A. Baka stated that operational safety and crew fitness remained non-negotiable
01:05while describing the incident as isolated.
01:09Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Tiongking Singh called for immediate corrective measures,
01:14claiming he had previously highlighted vulnerabilities in airport security, border controls, drug trafficking risks, and frontline readiness.
01:23In a statement, Tiong maintained that serious security breaches could not be blamed on manpower shortages alone
01:30and that any insider who compromised the country's gateways should face the full force of the law.
01:36Radin Orakamar, FMT.
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