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Nepal Has Yet to Approve Malaysia’s SMART Deployment
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Nepal Has Yet to Approve Malaysia’s SMART Deployment

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Nepal has not yet approved Malaysia’s request to deploy the SMART search-and-rescue team for a humanitarian mission.
  • SMART commander Abdul Manaf Che Isa said any deployment remains subject to the Nepalese government’s approval.

Malaysia is ready to send its Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team, known as SMART, to Nepal after the disaster there, but Nepal has not yet authorized the deployment.

SMART commander Abdul Manaf Che Isa said Malaysia’s offer remains subject to approval from the Nepalese government. The statement follows the prime minister’s announcement that Malaysia was prepared to send the team on a humanitarian mission.

As stated by the prime minister regarding the readiness to send the SMART team to Nepal, it remains subject to approval by the Nepalese government.

— Abdul Manaf Che IsaThe SMART commander explained that Malaysia’s proposed deployment cannot proceed without Nepal’s approval.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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