Section: New Straits Times (Malaysia)
Malaysians must lead the probe team
AMATTER that needs answering is why has the United States not been forthcoming with information it has, including its satellite images allegedly showing that the plane was shot down by a Ukrainian MiG29 air force fighter? Instead, the US and its media cohorts went on and on about MH17 being shot down by a Buk missile fired from the ground...
Nine Ukrainian soldiers, police killed in east
KIEV: Six Ukrainian soldiers and three police officers were killed in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, security officials in Kiev said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Work starts in Ukraine to collect wreckage
HRABOVE: Workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine began to collect debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 today, four months after the plane was brought down. …read more Source: New Straits...
Russia will remain isolated if it destabilises Ukraine
BRISBANE: US President Barack Obama said today that Russia would remain isolated by the international community if President Vladimir Putin continued to violate international law and treaties aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
US, Japan, Australia to oppose Russia's action in Crimea
BRISBANE: Leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia lined up together against Russia today, vowing to oppose Russian incursions into Crimea. …read more Source: New Straits...
G20 plans to boost world economy may beat target
BRISBANE: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said yesterday the plans of G20 nations to boost the world economy could beat their target of adding two percentage points to global growth by 2018, though geopolitical risks such as Ukraine and Ebola were mounting. …read more Source: New Straits...
‘Show of force’ as Australia tracks Russian ships
BRISBANE: Australia said today it is tracking four Russian navy ships off its north coast, a move analysts said was posturing by Moscow with relations strained after the downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: More human remains found at crash site but no wreckage recovery
THE HAGUE: Dutch forensic experts recovered further human remains at the crash site of downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, but said they could not yet start salvaging the wreckage. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine ‘preparing for combat’ in face of Russian build-up
KIEV: Ukraine’s defence minister said Wednesday that Kiev was preparing itself for fresh combat operations in the face of alleged “increased activity” by Russia and pro-Moscow rebels in the war-torn east. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Monitors fear rising violence in eastern Ukraine
KIEV: International observers issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as Dutch investigators hoping to recover debris from a doomed airliner left the MH17 crash site with little progress. …read more Source: New Straits...
