Section: Malaysia
Ukraine says more tanks roll in from Russia despite talks
ROZDOLNE: Ukraine appealed for NATO’s help today after reporting that a huge convoy of tanks and weaponry from Russia was moving through the southeast of the country. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Dutch to commemorate victims on Nov 10
AMSTERDAM: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says a national commemoration event will be held on Nov 10 for those who died when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
No major breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia talks
MINSK: Talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine apparently failed to make a major breakthrough towards ending brutal fighting in east Ukraine today as strongman Vladimir Putin played down the entry by his troops into the former Soviet state. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine and Russian leaders shake hands ahead of peace talks
MINSK: The presidents of Russia and Ukraine shook hands ahead of key talks today, though with little hope for a breakthrough to end the raging conflict pitting Kiev against pro-Moscow separatist rebels. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine says video shows Russian soldiers detained in Ukraine
KIEV: Ukrainian security services on Monday released video footage purporting to show Russian servicemen who were captured by Ukrainian government forces while fighting alongside pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Malacca gives aid to samily of late Mohd Ghafar
MALACCA: The Melaka State Government will donate RM5,000 to the family of the cabin flight supervisor of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 aircraft which crashed in Ukraine, Mohd Ghafar Abu Bakar. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Russia claims crash investigation stalled
MOSCOW: Russia complained today of a failure to release details of the investigation into the Malaysian jet that crashed in Ukraine in July, accusing international investigators of lack of transparency. …read more Source: New Straits...
Framing the case for MH17
UNITED States President Barack Obama called the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 an “outrage of unspeakable proportions,” whereas Russian President Vladimir Putin termed it an “accident” and a “terrible tragedy”. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko branded it an “act of terrorism,” and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak...
Penny stocks to remain in limelight
BLUE chips recovered for a second week, boosted by strong economic data from the United States that lifted the benchmark Standard and Poor’s 500 index to a record high last Thursday, amid easing geopolitical tensions as Russia softened its stance over Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
Russian aid trucks begin to leave Ukraine
DONETSK: Some of the trucks in a Russian aid convoy that entered Ukraine in a move denounced by Kiev as an invasion are returning to Russia. …read more Source: New Straits...
