SINGAPORE, Jan 5 – A Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) warship is back in Singapore, eight days after being sent to sea to help search for the AirAsia plane which crashed in the Java Sea two weeks ago. The Victory-class missile corvette, RSS Valour, arrived at Tuas Naval Base on Monday
SURABAYA, Jan 5 – Family members of passengers on the ill-fated AirAsia Flight QZ8501 have received an offer to board an Indonesian naval ship to visit the plane’s search location. This is to “to lessen their sorrow and sense of loss”, said Indonesia’s armed forces chief Moeldoko on Monday. They will be
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who has been making visits to flood-affected areas in the country has been diagnosed with E.coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria, according to a tweet by the Prime Minister’s Office, today. In the message, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said doctors
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 – There was a drop in the number of evacuees at relief centres in Pahang, Perak and Kelantan this morning while in Johor the number remained the same as yesterday. In SABAH, the 50 evacuees are preparing to return to their homes as the flood situation has
KUALA LUMPUR, JAN 5 – AirAsia Indonesia confirmed tonight that its flight QZ7633 from Surabaya to Bandung scheduled for departure at 9 pm (local time) today made a decision to return-to-apron (RTA) due to a technical glitch. In a statement, AirAsia Indonesia said flight QZ7633 using an Airbus A320-200 (registration PK-AZC),
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 – Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) says electricity supply in the whole of Kota Baharu, Kelantan has been fully reinstated as of 8 am today. In a statement here today, the national utility corporation said over 95 per cent of users in Kelantan are already getting electricity, with 1,864 of
PANGKALAN BUN, Jan 4 – Weather was the “triggering factor” in the crash of Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 with icing likely causing engine damage, Indonesian officials said, as rough seas hampered the search for more bodies and wreckage today. The Airbus A320-200 crashed into the Java Sea on December 28 carrying
ALOR SETAR, Jan 4 – Kedah police have received four reports on bullying at a primary school here involving more than five pupils and a victim which went viral on social websites. Kedah police chief Datuk Zamri Yahya said the bullying case took place in September last year but no police
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 – The ‘KL Car-Free Morning’ programme to promote a greener Kuala Lumpur as well as a healthy lifestyle and unity among city folk is to be held twice a month beginning this year. The programme, which entered its second year in 2015, will now be held on
SURABAYA, Jan 3 – Another 12 bodies of victims of AirAsia flight QZ8501 arrived in Surabaya from Pangkalan Bun on Saturday. This brings the total number of bodies found to 30, said Indonesian officials. The bodies had been sent to a hospital in Surabaya for identification. There are 162 people on
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 3 – With flood waters rapidly receding, Terengganu has begun cleaning up work. Related agencies, mainly the fire and rescue dept, have deployed their men to help volunteers in clean up efforts as school term is due to open within a week. In Hulu Kemaman, SMK Tayor which
SHAH ALAM, Jan 3 – Former employees of Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) who received severance payment from the company after the departure of former Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim from office last year, were told to return all of the money received before harsh actions will taken against
JAKARTA, Jan 3 – The AirAsia plane that crashed last weekend was flying on an unauthorised schedule, Indonesia’s transport ministry said on Saturday, adding it had now frozen the airline’s permission to fly the route. The ministry said “customers who have booked AirAsia’s Surabaya-Singapore tickets should be compensated with other airline
JAKARTA, Jan 3 – Leaked radar data, which still needs to be verified, paints a frightening picture of the speeds at which Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 rose and plunged. It suggests that the cockpit, manned by Captain Iriyanto and his co-pilot Remi Emmanual Plesel, lost control of the plane due to
PANGKALAN BUN, Jan 3 – Two big objects were found in the search for Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 on Saturday, but rough sea hampered the operation of an underwater search vehicle. It was also revealed by indonesia’s transport ministry that the plane was flying on an unauthorised schedule last Sunday when it
EDDYVILLE, Jan 3 – Kentucky State Police say four people have been killed in a small plane crash and a 7-year-old girl apparently survived and walked away from the wreckage. Sgt. Dean Patterson of the Kentucky State Police says a disoriented 7-year-old girl walked to a home and reported that she
PANGKALAN BUN, Jan 3 – Aircraft combed the sea and shoreline off Borneo on Saturday for wreckage from an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet, hoping to take advantage of a brief break in bad weather that has hampered efforts to find the plane and its black box flight recorders. Indonesia’s search and
PANGKALAN BUN, Jan 3 – UNTIL Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crashed in the shallow sea off the Kalimantan coastline, most outsiders came to Pangkalan Bun as the step-off point to visit orang utans at Tanjung Puting National Park. Now, the area is swarming with journalists and military officials and is a
MIAMI, Jan 3 – US scientists encouraged 20 obese people to eat extra fast food for several months, and found that about a quarter stayed in good health despite the additional pounds they gained. The study in the January 2 edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation was led by a
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