Section: Malaysia
Missing AirAsia plane no MH370 mystery – Abbott
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 said Monday. Australia is leading the search for MH370 which was on a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it disappeared off radars on...
‘Is it a curse?’: Prayers for missing AirAsia plane
KUALA LUMPUR: The disappearance of an AirAsia flight marks a tragic climax to a heartbreaking 2014 for Malaysians still grieving from the loss of two planes operated by their national carrier, and has some wondering whether their country is cursed. Nine months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared, followed by the shooting down of...
Indonesia hunts for missing jet believed ‘at bottom of sea’
JAKARTA:Multinational search teams hunted Monday for any sign of an AirAsia plane missing off Indonesia with 162 people on board, but one top official warned it was likely at the bottom of the sea. Australia, Singapore and Malaysia deployed planes and ships to assist in the search as anguished relatives anxiously waited for news of their loved...
Aviation’s deadly 2014, yet safety record improving
LONDON: The loss of Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 would cap one of the deadliest years in civil aviation for almost a decade – yet experts say the industry’s underlying safety record is improving. The statistics underscore a year of tragic contrasts dominated by two Malaysian catastrophes and a handful of weather-related incidents, yet a...
Indonesia set to resume search for missing plane
JAKARTA: Indonesia was set to resume at first light the search for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore, which went missing on Sunday just after the pilot requested a change in course to avoid bad weather. Singapore said it had sent two naval vessels to help the Indonesian military look for the...
Belarus strongman sacks PM amid economic woes
MINSK: Belarussian strongman Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday sacked his prime minister and several other top officials as the ex-Soviet state reels from the effects of Russia’s economic crisis next door. Lukashenko, who has ruled the country of 10 million with an iron fist for the past 20 years, linked the reshuffle to a presidential vote...
AirAsia aircraft with 162 on board missing
Family members of passengers on board AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ 8501 talk on their phones while waiting for information in a crisis centre at Juanda Airport in Surabaya, East Java yesterday in this photo taken by Antara Foto. – Reuters JAKARTA: Rescuers scoured the Java Sea yesterday for an AirAsia Indonesia plane carrying 162 people which went...
Ukraine's parliament approves austerity laws needed for draft budget
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament backed on Sunday the final reading of laws that will simplify tax legislation and impose additional duties on imports, improving the chances a 2015 budget will be approved soon as required by the country’s Western backers. …read more Source: The...
Flamboyant AirAsia boss confronts first major crisis
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian mogul Tony Fernandes, who transformed a floundering carrier into Asia’s biggest budget airline, faces his first major crisis after an AirAsia plane went missing Sunday with 162 people on board. AirAsia is credited with starting a revolution in the skies of Southeast Asia and has seen spectacular growth under...
Russia must influence separatists to end Ukraine crisis, says Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to the Russian government on Sunday to use its influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to implement a ceasefire plan agreed in Minsk in September aimed at ending the conflict. …read more Source: The...
