Section: Malaysia
MH17: All bodies removed from main crash site in Ukraine
GRABOVE, Ukraine: Scores of bodies that had been gathered at the main Ukraine crash site of Malaysian plane MH17 have been removed, an AFP reporter said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: UN Security Council mulls resolution on crash site access
UNITED NATIONS : The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution to condemn the “shooting down” of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine, demand armed groups allow access to the crash site, and call on states in the region to cooperate with an international investigation. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: King, Queen convey grief, offers condolence
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah expressed their deepest grief over the incident involving Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which had gone down in the eastern Ukraine on Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: US blasts ‘unacceptable’ insecurity at Ukraine crash site
WASHINGTON: The United States condemned Saturday “unacceptable” insecurity at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet in Ukraine, renewing calls for better access to the debris amid reports of evidence tampering. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Raja Muda Perlis says MAS tragedy should not jeopardise solidarity
KANGAR: The people are reminded to put aside any elements that can jeopardise solidarity in facing the tragedy following the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 tragedy that killed 298 people in Ukraine, on Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
A Dutch dilemma
AMSTERDAM -FLAGS flew at half-staff on Friday in this small but extremely international country, one that is accustomed to standing on the forefront of global cultural debates over such things as gay rights, euthanasia and marijuana policies. But on Thursday, after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, the Netherlands found itself thrust...
MH17: Ukraine accuses Russia of helping rebels loot crash site
GRABOVE: Ukraine on Saturday accused Russia of helping insurgents destroy evidence at the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. …read more Source: New Straits...
France and Ukraine warn over plane crash site
PARIS: The French and Ukrainian presidents said Saturday that any obstruction preventing international investigators reaching the crash site of flight MH17 will “not be tolerated”. Following a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko, President Francois Hollande said the two had agreed “on the importance of...
MH17: Mother repeatedly asked Nur Shazana to resign as stewardess
PUTRAJAYA: The mother of Nur Shazana Mohamad Salleh, one of the victims of the MH17 crash in Ukraine yesterday night, had repeatedly asked her daughter to stop becoming an air stewardess and to work in other fields. …read more Source: New Straits...
Without radar, missile may not have identified jet
LONDON: If Ukrainian rebels shot down the Malaysian jetliner, killing 298 people, it may have been because they didn’t have the right systems in place to distinguish between military and civilian aircraft, experts said Saturday. …read more Source: New Straits...
