Section: Malaysia
EU imposes sanctions on Ukraine rebel vote organisers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has imposed sanctions on the organisers of rebel elections in eastern Ukraine this month, the bloc said on Saturday, hitting the separatists and their organizations with asset freezes and travel bans. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia Airlines apologises for ‘offensive’ promotion tweet
KUALA LUMPUR: Striken Malaysia Airlines apologised Saturday for a year-end promotion tweet that draw anger on twitter after it inadvertently drew parallels with the still-missing MH370 flight. “Want to go somewhere but don’t know where?” read the post on Twitter that was meant to promote special deals by the national carrier, prompting...
MH17 remains arrive in Netherlands from Ukraine
EINDHOVEN: Six more coffins carrying body parts of victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands from Ukraine on Friday, with nine victims of the July disaster still unidentified. A Dutch Air Force C-130 transport plane arrived at an airfield in the southern city of Eindhoven after leaving Kharkiv in eastern...
Putin to push trade in Turkey despite disagreement on Syria
ANKARA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey on Monday will have trade and energy issues at its heart, but is not expected to bridge deep differences over Syria and Crimea. …read more Source: The...
German support for sanctions on Russia rise, poll finds
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of Germans supporting European Union economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis has risen in the last month and a large majority supports Chancellor Angela Merkel’s toughening stance, a poll on Friday found. …read more Source: The...
MH17: Six coffins of remains flown out of Ukraine
KHARKIV: Six more coffins holding remains of the victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 were today flown out of east Ukraine for The Netherlands, officials said. …read more Source: New Straits...
6 coffins of MH17 remains flown out of Ukraine
Six more coffins holding remains of the victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 were today flown out of east Ukraine for The Netherlands, officials said. Dutch and Ukrainian officials held a memorial ceremony at the airport in the city of Kharkiv for the last batch of human remains due to be transported this year. “It was a...
Russian warships enter English Channel for drills – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A squadron of Russian warships entered the English Channel on Friday to hold exercises, RIA news agency reported, the latest apparent show of military might since ties with the West plunged to Cold War lows over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Kiev charity offers a little warmth to families fleeing the east
KIEV: From food and clothing to medicines and even jobs — a charity centre in Kiev tries to offer a warm welcome to thousands fleeing the conflict in Ukraine’s east as temperatures drop below freezing. The courtyard of a decrepit former textile factory in the historic quarter of Kiev is buzzing with people. “Mothers of young children,...
Two civilians killed in shelling in east Ukraine rebel city
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – A 12-year-old boy and a 55-year-old woman were killed by shelling in the eastern Ukrainian separatist stronghold of Donetsk on Thursday, the city administration reported, despite a Sept. 5 ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
