Section: Malaysia
QZ8501 presumed crashed
Multinational search focuses on Java Sea over which AirAsia Indonesia jet with 162 on board disappeared after requesting change of course Family members of passengers onboard missing flight QZ8501 cry at a waiting area in Juanda International Airport, Surabaya. The missing AirAsia Indonesia plane carrying 162 people is presumed to have crashed...
Ukraine's President to meet Russian, French, German leaders, rules out offensive
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President said on Monday he would meet the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on Jan. 15 in an attempt to restore peace to Kiev’s eastern territories and acknowledged Kiev lacked the resources to regain control by military means. …read more Source: The...
Russia’s economy shrinks
MOSCOW: Russia’s economy shrank in November for the first time in five years, the government said yesterday, as sliding oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine take their toll. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine adopts ‘draconian’ budget backed by IMF
Ukraine’s parliament today adopted an austerity budget that hikes import prices and shrinks social spending in order to balance the books under a plan backed by the International Monetary Fund. The highly-disputed 2015 plan was pushed through by the government-led coalition after a marathon debate that ended after 4.00 am. Ukrainian…...
Ukraine adopts ‘draconian’ budget backed by IMF
KIEV: Ukraine’s parliament on Monday adopted an austerity budget that hikes import prices and shrinks social spending in order to balance the books under a plan backed by the International Monetary Fund. The highly-disputed 2015 plan was rammed through by the government-led coalition after a marathon debate concluded with a 4:15 am vote...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says to meet Putin, Merkel, Hollande on January 15
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday he would meet with French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Jan. 15. …read more Source: The...
Indonesia says missing AirAsia plane could be at ‘bottom of sea’
JAKARTA: A missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of the sea after it was presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries around Asia sent ships and planes to help in the search effort. The Indonesia AirAsia plane, an Airbus A320-200, disappeared after its pilot failed to get...
Another Malaysia-linked plane disappearance spooks air travelers
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE: What appears to be a third air disaster involving a Malaysian carrier in less than a year has further dented confidence in the country’s aviation industry and spooked air travelers across the region. A plane belonging to Indonesia AirAsia, 49 percent owned by Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia, vanished on Sunday...
Russia's Lavrov sees chance to solve Ukraine crisis in 2015 – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sees a real opportunity to solve the Ukraine crisis in 2015, Interfax news agency quoted him as saying on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Australia PM: Missing AirAsia plane no MH370 mystery
SYDNEY: The plight of a missing AirAsia jet lost over the Java Sea cannot be equated with Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which vanished without a trace in March, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (pix) said Monday. Australia is leading the search for MH370 which was on a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it disappeared off...
