KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – An independent investigation team comprising an airworthiness group, operations group and a medical and human factors group, will be set up to investigate the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370. Acting Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said Malaysia will appoint an independent
BANGKOK, April 5 – Thousands of government supporters from United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or the Red Shirts gathered on a main road at the outskirt of Bangkok to begin a rally in support of embattled caretaker government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The a three-day rally in western
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – The Chinese patrol vessel Haixun 01, which is searching for the missing Malaysian Airline (MAS) Flight MH370, detected a pulse signal in southern Indian Ocean waters Saturday. China news agency Xinhua in its online news, xinhua.com said the vessel detected a pulse signal with a frequency
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said investigation on the crew members of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was still ongoing and nobody has been cleared. “I don’t think anybody has been cleared from any investigation. As far as the manifest list, it include the
HANOI, April 5 – Twenty-five countries are helping Malaysia in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 because of the goodwill and strong relationships that Malaysia has with them, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Prime Minister said the countries were willing to commit themselves to the search operation
PERTH, April 4 – The search for a vanished Malaysian airliner in the southern Indian Ocean went submarine (underwater) today, to scour the treacherous waters to hunt for the black box ‘pinger’ of Malaysia Airlines MH370. Nevertheless, the aerial search for the Boeing 777-200ER was still ongoing, said Joint Agencies Coordination
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – In the wake of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plane tragedy, Malaysia will host the aviation industry ICT experts’ meeting next month to find ways to enable black box information be channelled directly to the earth data centre base. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – The local media should be proactive in repelling all negative and inaccurate reports by the foreign media regarding the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 missing since March 8, said Malay Consultative Council (MPM) secretary-general, Datuk Dr Hasan Mad. He said the move was essential to protect
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – A strong earthquake, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, occurred near the northern coast of Chile at 9.37 am Friday, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said. It said in a statement that the earthquake’s epicentre was located 47km southwest of Iquique, Chile, and 17,815km southwest of Pontian,
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — China should reconsider and tone down its aggressive approach over the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370, the airline’s former chairman Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid. Munir, noted that Malaysia and China have always had a cordial relationship since diplomatic ties were formalised 40 years
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Citizens will take to the streets in dissatisfaction if the government frustrates the expression of their will in elections, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. During an interview with UK news outlet Channel 4, the opposition leader said that while Pakatan Rakyat (PR) was choosing the peaceful
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – The search for a missing Malaysian airliner in the southern Indian Ocean entered its 28th day Friday, and has become a race against time as the battery of the black box is due to go dead in two more days. The Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC)
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – Asian countries must look to build stronger, more lasting economic connections, both within the region and the outside world, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today. He said greater financial integration across borders not only help developing nations climb the ladder, but also ensure
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – The founding chairman and chief executive of Petronas yesterday lamented that Putrajaya has been treating the leading oil and gas company as a cash cow, especially in bailing out government-linked outfits of financial trouble. Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, or Ku Li, said since its inception in 1974
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 – The media centre operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), here, will be closed effective next Tuesday, April 8. According to the Transport Ministry’s statement, the last day of operations for the media centre is on April
PERTH, April 3 – A robotic submarine or underwater drone is needed for the next phase of the search and recovery operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 in the south Indian Ocean, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Thursday. The Malaysian Prime Minister said he had discussed with
HONOLULU, April 3 – There is a need to relook the civil aviation sector with a view to enhancing it and plugging loopholes along the way, in the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. In stating this, Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the security
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 – The search for a missing Malaysian airliner entered its 27th day Thursday, with the area of the search covering about 223,000 sq km some 1,680km west-northwest of Perth, Australia. The Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC), in a statement today, said that up to eight planes and
GUA MUSANG, April 3 – Petrol that leaked from a tanker unloading the fuel at a kiosk here last night ignited and caused a blaze that injured 11 people and destroyed a burger stall, four cars and three motorcycles, police said. One of the injured people, Muhamad Azman Hamat, 18, is
KOTA KINABALU, April 3 – A Chinese tourist and a Filipino resort worker have been abducted by a group of men from Pulau Singahmata near Pulau Bum-Bum in Semporna near here, according to the Eastern Sabah Security Command (EssCom). EssCom director-general Datuk Mohammad Mentek confirmed in a statement today that the
