KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 – Last year was the safest year for global commercial aviation with jet accident rate declining to its lowest of one accident every 4.4 million flights, despite the two tragic incidents of MH370 and MH17. However, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said total fatalities increased
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 9 – Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Hajah Haminah were today accorded a warm welcome upon arrival at the Banquet Hall of the Parliament building for the opening of the third session of the 13th Parliament session. They were
GEORGETOWN, March 8 – Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is giving out thousand of flowers to all the women’s during the International Women’s Day Walkabout at Lye Lye Food Court at Air Itam this morning. “In this regard, I also appoint many women to senior position. Besides that, there were also both of YDP, MPPP,
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 – In conjunction with the first anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Sunday that Malaysians have stood united in remembering and honouring the victims of the tragedy. Prime Minister reiterated that Malaysia remained committed to the ongoing
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 – The water treatment plant at Sungai Semenyih has not resumed operations resulting in continued supply disruption in Petaling, Kuala Langat, Hulu Langat and Sepang. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (SYABAS) in a statement Saturday night, said that the situation was aggravated by unscheduled low pressure.
PETALING JAYA, March 7 – A small group of protesters has gathered at the Central Market to take part in the #KitaLawan rally, which is set to take place at Sogo Shopping Complex at 4pm, Saturday. All the protesters were clad in black and said they planned to leave Central Market
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 – The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today denied issuing a warning that a tsunami would hit Penang, Langkawi and Perlis as widely circulated in the Internet. In a statement here, the department advised members of the public not to easily believe any advice or warning disseminated via
PUTRAJAYA, March 7 – There is no right time to declare Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 which vanished in March last year, an accident but it needed to be done to enable the next-of-kin to move forward, said Malaysia’s Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. “We understand it is
PUTRAJAYA, March 6 – An interim report on the investigation into the one-year long disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 will be released soon, to abide with the requirement of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) director-general Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said the
KUANTAN, March 6 – Pahang recorded 618 cases of dengue fever for the first two months of this year compared to 201 cases posted in the same period last year – a 200 per cent increase. Pahang Health director Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar said, two deaths were reported during the period
GEORGETOWN, March 6 – YB Senator Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun having a press conference this afternoon at MCA Penang office. “Today I would like to talk about the issue of a woman crushed to death by container at bas stop in Penang. After this issue happen until today, Y.A.B never giving any visit
GEORGETOWN, March 6 – CM Lim Guan Eng is honoured to be here today, to officiate the ground breaking ceremony for this much-awaited Public and Affordable Housing Scheme at Jalan SP Chelliah, George Town. In this regard, I would like to congratulate Penang Development Corporation (PDC), Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) and
GEORGETOWN, March 5 – Every year of Chap Goh Meh, there was up to hundreds people will throw mandarin orange at Esplanade. In China, Chap Goh Meh is also known as “Lantern Festival” or “Yuan Xiao” – an occasion that also gives young unmarried women and men the chance to go
LOS ANGELES, March 6 – “Indiana Jones” star Harrison Ford was critically injured Thursday when his small plane crash-landed on a golf course outside Los Angeles, media reports and officials said. The 72-year-old suffered multiple gashes to his head and was left bleeding after the crash of a vintage two-seater plane, according
NEW YORK, March 6 – An airliner skidded off a runway at New York’s La Guardia airport Thursday and slid to a halt just yards from frigid waters, as a snow storm battered the US coast from Texas to Boston. Heavy snow was falling as Delta flight 1086 from Atlanta careered
SYDNEY, March 5 – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Thursday expressed hope missing Flight MH370 will be found, but suggested the search may be scaled back as he marked one year since it vanished. The Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014 with 239
WASHINGTON, March 5 – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called a former aide and now US ambassador in South Korea to wish him well following a bloody attack that Washington strongly condemned. The president called Mark Lippert “to tell him that he and his wife Robyn are in his thoughts and
SEOUL, March 5 — The United States ambassador to South Korea, Mark W. Lippert, was attacked Thursday morning by a knife-wielding man who said he opposed joint American-South Korean military exercises, according to Korean journalists and officials who were at the scene. Mr. Lippert was taken to a Seoul hospital in stable
GEORGETOWN, March 4 – Penang Free WiFi service users in the island and mainland can now expect faster speed when they access the Internet following the Penang State Government’s move to upgrade the backhaul bandwidth by 500%. With the 5-fold increase in backhaul bandwidth from 75Mbps to 375Mbps, users of the
GEORGE TOWN, March 4 – A robber fired a few shots before carting off with RM500,000 from a cash transport vehicle of a security company outside a bank in Jalan Mahsuri, Bayan Baru, here today. State CID Chief Datuk Mazlan Kesah, who was at the scene, said about 11.15am, two men on a motorcycle bearing
