Section: New Straits Times (Malaysia)
MH17: Missile system used in MH17 crash came from Russia: Kerry
WASHINGTON: The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Four Shell Malaysia employees onboard flight
KUALA LUMPUR: Shell Malaysia has confirmed that four of the company’s employees were on board the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which crashed in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Ukraine PM says MH17 not downed by ‘drunken gorillas’
BERLIN: Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said in comments published today that Russia was likely behind the downing of a Malaysian airliner as such an operation takes professionals and not “drunken gorillas.” …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Gerakan’s Kota Damansara Youth chief and wife among victims
KUALA LUMPUR: Party Gerakan’s Kota Damansara deputy Youth chief Liew Yau Chee and his wife Lee Kiah Yeen were among 298 who perished when MAS flight MH17 was shot down in Eastern Ukraine on Friday. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: All bodies removed from main crash site in Ukraine
GRABOVE, Ukraine: Scores of bodies that had been gathered at the main Ukraine crash site of Malaysian plane MH17 have been removed, an AFP reporter said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: UN Security Council mulls resolution on crash site access
UNITED NATIONS : The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution to condemn the “shooting down” of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine, demand armed groups allow access to the crash site, and call on states in the region to cooperate with an international investigation. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: King, Queen convey grief, offers condolence
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah expressed their deepest grief over the incident involving Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which had gone down in the eastern Ukraine on Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: US blasts ‘unacceptable’ insecurity at Ukraine crash site
WASHINGTON: The United States condemned Saturday “unacceptable” insecurity at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet in Ukraine, renewing calls for better access to the debris amid reports of evidence tampering. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Raja Muda Perlis says MAS tragedy should not jeopardise solidarity
KANGAR: The people are reminded to put aside any elements that can jeopardise solidarity in facing the tragedy following the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 tragedy that killed 298 people in Ukraine, on Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
A Dutch dilemma
AMSTERDAM -FLAGS flew at half-staff on Friday in this small but extremely international country, one that is accustomed to standing on the forefront of global cultural debates over such things as gay rights, euthanasia and marijuana policies. But on Thursday, after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, the Netherlands found itself thrust...
