SHAH ALAM, Jan 30 – A friend of the Malaysia Airlines MH370’s pilot expressed disappointment at the way the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) handled the next of kin of the missing jet’s crew and passengers. Dr Mohd Ghouse Mohd Noor, a schoolmate of Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, rebuked the DCA
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 – Remarks by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying on Malaysia’s Statement Declaring MH370 an Accident. Since the incident of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 took place, the families of those on board, including 154 Chinese nationals, have been gripped by enormous anxiety and grief. Today, based on available
Jan 14, 2015 – Australian authorities has announced a fourth ship (Fugro Supporter) with enhanced search capabilities to join the underwater hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The search has been widened to 14,000 sq km of the sea floor. Nov 14, 2014 – Malaysia and Australia remain committed
ANNOUNCEMENT ON MH370 BY DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION MALAYSIA INTRODUCTION 1. My name is Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, Director General of the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia and I am here today in my capacity as the Chairman of the MH370 High Level Technical Task Force (HLTTF). 2. As
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 – Department of Civil Aviation officially declared the crash of Flight MH370 an accident, fulfilling a legal obligation that will allow efforts to proceed with compensation claims. Its chief Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said that the search for the Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared on March 8,
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 30 – Dengue fever cases in Penang rose by 164 per cent to 398 cases as at Jan 24 this year, an increase of 247 cases compared to the 151 cases reported in the corresponding period of last year. State Committee for Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Rural Development and
JITRA, Jan 30 – Sombre atmosphere enveloped the house of the parents to Jee Jing Hang, 41, one of the passengers who perished in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 tragedy last year. Jee’s mother, Tan Giat Gua, 70, burst into tears as soon as she saw the pictures of passengers and
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 30 – Department of Civil Aviation Director-General Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman will appear on RTM1 at 6 pm today to make a statement on MH370. He was earlier scheduled to make a major announcement on the missing airliner at the DCA headquarters at 3.30pm. However, it was called off. A
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 – Barisan Nasional Youth chairman Khairy Jamaluddin has called on MIC to resolve its ongoing crisis quickly to preserve the ruling coalition and the party’s image. In a statement, the Rembau Member of Parliament said while BN adopted the consensus that each component party does not interfere in
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jan 29 – Penang police have launched an intensive investigation following the third discovery of an explosive item in a house in Kampung Tun Sardon here today. Penang CID Chief Datuk Mazlan Kesah said police were considering forming a special task force to probe the matter, as today’s discovery was the
JAKARTA, Jan 29 – The French first officer of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet that crashed into the sea last month was at the controls at the time of the accident, Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) said. Mardjono Siswosuwarno, head investigator for the NTSC, told reporters the flight data recorder
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 – The Department of Civil Aviation is expected to hold a press conference to update on the MH370 tragedy at 3.30pm at the DCA headquarters in Putrajaya. The press conference will be carried “live” over Radio Television Malaysia (RTM). The NSTonline team will also be updating
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 29 – Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is expected to meet with the MIC President Datuk Seri G. Palanivel and Deputy President Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam next week to discuss problems faced by the party. Zahid said the leaders were also expected to announce the
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29 – Facebook said Wednesday that profit soared on the wings of mobile ad revenue but stressed it is more concerned with investing in the future than making quick cash. While earnings figures surpassed market forecasts, Facebook executives strived to temper expectations, while stressing they plan to continue aggressively
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called for external auditors to look into government spending so there would be more credibility in the public’s eye. “I read in the newspaper someone suggesting that the government should have an external auditor so that there would be
BEIRUT, Jan 29 – The Islamic State group released a message late yesterday purportedly by Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, extending the deadline for Jordan’s release of an Iraqi would-be hotel bomber linked to al-Qaeda. The audio was released as Jordan had offered a precedent-setting prisoner swap to the Islamic State group
SYDNEY, Jan 29 – One of two hostages who died in a 16-hour siege at a Sydney cafe in December was killed by ricocheting fragments of police bullets, an inquest into the deadly stand-off heard Thursday. Barrister and mother-of-three Katrina Dawson, 38, died along with cafe manager Tori Johnson, 34, and Iranian-born
NEW YORK, Jan 29 – Fast-food giant McDonald’s replaced president and chief executive Donald Thompson yesterday, after the company turned in another poor quarter of sales and earnings last week. The firm behind the world-famous Big Mac had been under pressure from investors to take swift action after seeing the business weaken
SINGAPORE, Jan 29 – Websites that provide, facilitate, advertise or promote remote gambling services will be blocked from Monday when the Remote Gambling Act (RGA) comes into effect, Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced on Wednesday. In a statement, MHA said payment transactions related to unlawful remote gambling activities will also
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 – The Malaysia Higher Education Blueprint 2015-2025, which will be tabled this March, will be the key towards transforming and improving the quality of higher education in the country, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He said the blueprint was presented at the weekly Cabinet meeting Wednesday. “God
