BEIJING, Dec 28 – Two security officers at Jakarta’s international airport has been accused of allegedly raping a Chinese woman at the airport two days ago, prompting China to ask Indonesia today to probe the allegation. Chinese Embassy’s consular section in Jakarta said the embassy is deeply shocked by the case and seriously
WASHINGTON, Dec 28 – Sony’s PlayStation reported that its network was back online and claimed that it had been attacked, three days after it and Microsoft’s Xbox went down in an outage. An allegedly coordinated Christmas day hack brought down the gaming consoles, both hot gifts for the holiday season, although Xbox has
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 – Malaysian mogul Tony Fernandes, who transformed a floundering carrier into Asia’s biggest budget airline, faces his first major crisis after an AirAsia plane went missing Sunday with 162 people on board. AirAsia is credited with starting a revolution in the skies of Southeast Asia and has
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 – As the authorities struggle to get food, medical supplies, clothes and money to the human victims of the crisis, animals have been seen stranded on rooftops, trees and even drifting away in the currents. But for one man with a strong affection for the feline kind,
ATHENS, Dec 28 – A major rescue operation is underway for a Greek ferry carrying more than 460 people which caught fire around 40 nautical miles north-west of Corfu. The Norman Atlantic was travelling from the Greek port of Patras to the Italian city of Ancona. Nearby ships have been called
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 28 – An AirAsia jet en route to Langkawi made a turn-back after encountering ‘technical difficulties’. Flight AK6242 turned back some 10 minutes into the flight after departing the Penang International Airport at 4.30pm today. A passenger, Subash Elangovan, told the New Straits Times that the pilot had
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP), Dec 28 — A massive sea search was underway for an AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board through airspace possibly thick with dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning, officials said. More than 12 hours later, shocked family members
JAKARTA, Dec 28 – Rescuers scouring the Java Sea for a missing AirAsia plane with 162 aboard halted their search at nightfall on Sunday, Indonesia’s transport ministry said. “We ended at 5:30 pm (1030 GMT) because it was getting dark. The weather was also not too good as it was
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 – The worst flooding in Malaysia in more than a decade has killed 10 people and forced nearly 160,000 from their homes and more rain is expected, authorities said on Sunday. Among the casualties, five were in the worst-hit state of Kelantan, in northeastern peninsular Malaysia. Over
KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia has deployed seven of its planes, which have arrived at the location believed to be the last location of the missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501. Indonesia’s Air Ministry director general Djoko Murjatmodjo, however, said the coordinates are based on the radar data before it lost contact with the air
JERANTUT, Dec 28 – Approximately 80,000 residents here who have had their clean water supply cut off over the past four days can now breathe a sigh of relief. This is because Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has approved an immediate allocation for the purchase of a new water pump
KEMAMAN, Dec 28 – Members of the public, especially social media users, have been advised to not spread unofficial news about the missing AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said any news received must be officially confirmed by AirAsia. “What we know is that
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 – Malaysia’s Armed Forces is prepared to give a hand to Indonesia on its search for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said Malaysian Ministry of Defence and the Malaysian Armed Forces are prepared to provide any assistance required by Indonesia. “I
SEPANG, Dec 28 – Malaysia has deployed four of its assets in the search for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 today. Three navy vessels and a RMAF aircraft (C130 Hercules) have left to join the search and rescue operation led by Indonesia for the missing Singapore-bound aircraft, said Transport Minister Datuk
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 – Airbus will provide full assistance to the French safety investigation authority (BEA) and authorities in charge of the investigation surrounding missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. In a statement released today, the manufacturer of the aircraft, an A320-200, said the aircraft was delivered to AirAsia six years ago.
SEPANG, Dec 28 – Malaysia deployed three vessels and one aircraft, a C130 Hercules to assist in the search and rescue team for the missing AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501, which is led by Indonesia authorities. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the vessels were on its way to
KUANTAN, Dec 28 – Several roads in Pahang have been closed due to flood. Those using the East Coast Expressway have been advised to follow instructions at the following toll plazas. Lanchang: Only route to Karak is passable Srijaya: To Gambang, Kuantan, Jabor and Cheneh Gambang: To Srijaya, Kuantan, Jabor and Cheneh Kuantan: Tp Srijaya,
JAKARTA, Dec 28 – Indonesia has accepted Singapore’s offer to assist in the search and locate efforts of the missing Indonesia AirAsia aircraft, QZ8501. The Singapore Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC), managed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and supported by various agencies, including the Republic of Singapore Air Force
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 28 – Creativision D.C. Sdn Bhd, the organiser for the New Year’s Eve celebration, has turned the event into a donation drive for flood victims. Its managing director, Adelyn Lim, said the decision to turn the entertainment event into a donation campaign showed its concern for the plight of flood victims. “It is
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 – “On my way to Surabaya where most of the passengers are from, with my Indonesian management. Providing information as we get it,” he tweeted from his Twitter handle @tonyfernandes half an hour ago. The tweet has been retweeted over 1,000 times. Flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to
