KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 – Malaysia Airlines (MAS) in Saturday confirmed that representatives from its Family Support Centre have been in touch with the next-of-kin of those on board flight MH370 that went missing on March 8 to initiate an advance compensation payment process. MAS said in a statement that this was
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 – With the Goods and Sales Tax (GST) scheduled to be implemented on April 1 next year, the government needs to be more aggressive in holding information campaigns on the matter to consumers. Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) chief activist Datuk Nadzim Johan said so far the
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 – The European Union (EU) has called upon all governments to put an end to intimidation, harassment, censorship and arbitrary detention of journalists. The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton said free, diverse and independent media constituted one of the cornerstones of
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – The incident took place after the rally dispersed, a group of youths who participated in protest rallies Goods and Services Tax (GST ) attacked a group of press photographers who were covering the media in Jalan Raja near Dataran Merdeka today. Group young masked and dressed
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the preliminary report regarding the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was released based on the principle of openness and transparency. As the tension mounted, Najib said he had also appointed an internal team of experts to
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – Nothing has so far, been found in the Bay of Bengal, with regard to a report by an Australian exploration company that it might have located the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH370 aircraft. Joint Action Coordination Centre (JACC) Chief Coordinator Angus Houston said
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – Civil servants found to be involved in the anti-Goods and Services Tax (GST) rally on Thursday will face stern action, including termination of service, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said. He said civil servants were supposed to support all the government’s
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – Two men were charged with cheating a woman technician by posing as Malaysia Airlines (MAS) stewards and offering her a stewardess position. Khairul Nizam Ahmad Khairul Anuar, 28 and Muhammad Solihin Jaludin, 27, who were accused separately however pleaded not guilty to cheating Noor Izamira Jaludin,
BANGKOK, May 2 – A renowned Canadian journalist who was reported missing since Feb 14, was finally found yesterday – dead at the ruins of the historic Angkor Wat temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The body of Dave Walker, 57, was reportedly discovered by a Cambodian child, following which the police
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – As the hunt for the missing Malaysian aircraft continues in the southern Indian Ocean, Boeing, the manufacturer of the plane, a Boeing 777-200ER, said it will continue to work with Malaysia to find out what happened to the airplane and why. In a statement here Friday,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 – A cargo of 200 pieces of lithium ion batteries carried by missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 complied with the International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s regulations on transportation of dangerous goods. This was revealed in the cargo manifest attached with the MH370 preliminary report that was
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – The Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau has recommended that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) examine the safety benefits of introducing a standard for real time tracking of commercial air transport aircraft. This was recommended in the preliminary report by the Transport Ministry’s Chief Inspector of
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – Following is the report on the recorded communications on direct lines, summarising the events associated to Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 after the radar blip disappeared until activation of the Rescue Coordination Centre, as released by Ministry of Transport here today: The actions taken between 1.38am
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 – Malaysia Airlines will cease to provide hotel accommodation for relatives of missing flight MH370 passengers by May 7, the airline said on Thursday. The Malaysian flag carrier has provided hotel accommodation for relatives in a number of countries — most of them in Malaysia and China —
KUALA LUMPUR: Almost 20,000 people protesting the implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST) gathered as of 4pm, Thursday. They came from all over the country, some even arrived last night to join the protest at Jalan Raja this afternoon. The gathering is organised by non-governmental organisations (NGO) and supported by Pakatan Rakyat as well
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — A scuffle broke out between youth protesters and volunteers from political party PAS during a May Day rally today, when the former group tried to invade the historic Dataran Merdeka now cordoned off to rally-goers. It was believed that the protesters tried to swarm past
JITRA, May 1 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Thursday the Goods and Services tax (GST) system that will be implemented from April next year is able to secure the country’s future with more robust yields. The prime minister said even though certain quarters proposed to hold protests in
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 – The communication and multimedia ministry and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will organise an expert dialogue on real time monitoring of flight data from May 26-27 here. In a press statement published on its website, www.itu.int the ITU said the dialogue was organised, following a call
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 – Members of the public met around the Dataran Merdeka here have expressed regrets over the gathering of protesters against the Goods and Services Tax (GST). This is because public holidays such as Labour Day, which falls today are normally being spent leisurely together with their families
BUTTERWORTH, May 1 – The family of a Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) worker was made homeless after their house in Jalan Mengkuang, was razed in a fire, here Thursday. The victim, Ariffin Ghani, 46, said he suffered losses amounting to about RM40,000 as all his equipment and utensils used for
