Section: Malaysia
Ukraine says it won’t pull back troops just yet
MOSCOW: A Ukrainian official says Kiev won’t pull back its troops until the previously agreed cease-fire is implemented. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Families of German victims to sue Ukraine
BERLIN: Survivors of German victims of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 downed over Ukraine plan to sue the country and its president for manslaughter by negligence in 298 cases, the lawyer representing them said on Sunday. …read more Source: New Straits...
PM to seek support for MH17 efforts
SUNGAI PETANI: PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s attendance at the 68th United Nations (UN) General Assembly is expected to boost the government’s momentum in seeking justice for the 298 victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 who perished when the jetliner went down over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
Rival Ukraine forces ready pullback under new peace plan
KIEV: Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian militias were due Saturday to pull back their troops from a demilitarised zone created under a new peace plan agreed in marathon overnight talks. …read more Source: New Straits...
Anifah: We won’t rest until justice is done
NEW YORK: Malaysia will not rest until justice is done against the perpetrators responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine two months ago, Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting, here, yesterday. …read more Source: New Straits...
BBC reporters ‘badly beaten’ in Russia
MOSCOW: A team of BBC journalists was assaulted in southern Russia while researching a story about soldiers “being killed at the Ukraine border,” the company said Thursday after lodging a protest with Russian authorities. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: U.N. Security Council to discuss Dutch report on downing
UNITED NATIONS: The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine will be discussed by the U.N. Security Council on Friday after Russia requested a meeting on a Dutch finding that a large number of fragments hit the plane and tore it apart. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Netherlands ups defence spending in wake of downed plane
THE HAGUE: The Netherlands is to increase defence spending after being hard hit by global conflicts including the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, King Willem-Alexander said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ruble plunges, authorities tell Russians not to panic
MOSCOW: Russian authorities told people not to panic today as the battered ruble plunged to record lows, floored by tensions with the West over Ukraine, new sanctions and falling oil prices. …read more Source: New Straits...
Three civilians killed in shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk
DONETSK: Three civilians were killed in renewed shelling in the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Monday despite a ceasefire, the local authority said. …read more Source: New Straits...
