Section: Free Malaysia Today (Malaysia)
Putin describes secret operation to seize Crimea
President Vladimir Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order for Russia’s annexation of Crimea and described how Russian troops were ready to fight to rescue Ukraine’s deposed, pro-Moscow president. In a trailer shown Sunday for an upcoming documentary on state-run Rossiya-1 television called “Homeward bound”,...
MH370: The mystery
KUALA LUMPUR: A year on, there remains no evidence to indicate what caused Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to vanish or where it ended up, despite the most expensive search operation in history. Here are answers to some key questions still swirling around MH370: Q: What is the status of the search? Vessels scanning the sea floor for wreckage using...
One year on, MH370 theories abound
SYDNEY: Speculation about what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 ranges from sober, science-based arguments to outlandish conspiracy theories. Here are some of the most prominent: Crashed in Southern Indian Ocean Official investigators used analysis from British firm Inmarsat of “pings” to its satellite from MH370, combined with data...
M’sia still top choice for Muslim travellers: report
SINGAPORE: Malaysia is the most preferred global destination in the fast-growing Muslim travel market, despite two catastrophic air disasters that hit the country’s flag-carrier in 2014, a survey showed Wednesday. Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Indonesia followed Malaysia in the ranking of choice holiday...
Russian bombers disrupted planes in Irish airspace
DUBLIN: One plane was diverted and another delayed to avoid two Russian bombers that flew through Irish-controlled airspace without warning in February, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday. The disruption is believed to have occurred during the same February 18 incident in which British RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled to escort...
Western leaders hint at more Russian sanctions over Ukraine
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and European leaders on Tuesday warned Russia that they were ready to step up sanctions if there were further violations of a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, officials said. The threats came in statements issued after a video conference that brought together Obama and the leaders of Britain, France, Germany...
Girlfriend who witnessed Nemtsov murder reaches Kiev
MOSCOW: The chief witness in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov — a Ukrainian model who was his girlfriend — arrived in Kiev late Monday, as authorities vowed to solve the most shocking political assassination to take place during Vladimir Putin’s rule. Ganna Duritska, who was walking with Nemtsov when he died, arrived...
Moscow denounces ‘abominable’ Charlie Hebdo cartoon
MOSCOW: The head of the Russian parliament’s foreign affairs committee Alexei Pushkov on Sunday denounced a cartoon published in the latest issue of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on the truce in Ukraine as “abominable”. The drawing, entitled ‘Ceasefire: boredom sets in in Donetsk’, depicts the inhabitants of...
Russians march in memory of murdered Putin critic
MOSCOW: Tens of thousands of Russians marched through central Moscow on Sunday, carrying banners declaring “I am not afraid” and chanting “Russia without Putin” in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov. Families, the old and young walked slowly, with many holding portraits of the opposition politician and former deputy prime minister...
Hunt for missing MH370 may be called off soon – Australia
CANBERRA: The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s deputy prime minister said, and discussions are already under way between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt within weeks. No trace has been found of the Boeing 777 aircraft, which disappeared a year ago this week...
