Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Global anger intensifies over downed Malaysia Airlines jet
Anger deepened around the world Friday with the United States demanding an “unimpeded” international inquiry after a Malaysian passenger jet was apparently shot down by a missile strike in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 on board. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia reaction to jet crash “deeply unsatisfactory”: Australia PM
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday called Russia’s response to the downing of a Malaysian Airlines jet over Ukraine “deeply, deeply unsatisfactory”. …read more Source: Channel...
Black box found at plane crash site in Ukraine
Rescue workers at the crash site of Malaysian airliner MH17 in eastern Ukraine said they have found one of the black boxes from the passenger liner. …read more Source: Channel...
Singapore ‘stands in solidarity’ with Malaysia: MFA statement on MH17
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Singapore stands ready to offer any possible assistance, following the crash of the aeroplane in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Singapore Airlines flights not using Ukraine airspace
Flight tracking website FlightRadar24 published an image showing an SIA flight 25km from where MH17 was last seen on radar. …read more Source: Channel...
White House calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine following MH17 tragedy
Given context of a crisis in Ukraine “fuelled by Russian support for the separatists”, Press Secretary Jay Carney urges Russia to take “concrete steps to de-escalate the situation in Ukraine”. …read more Source: Channel...
Some Asian carriers quit Ukraine airspace months ago
The Malaysian airliner apparently shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine was flying over airspace that a number of other Asian carriers abandoned months ago because of security concerns. …read more Source: Channel...
LIVE BLOG: MH17 crash aftermath
Malaysia Airlines MH17 carrying 298 people has crashed in eastern Ukraine and may have been shot down by militants. …read more Source: Channel...
European airlines steer clear of Ukraine after MH17 crash
European airlines steered clear of Ukraine’s airspace after a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed on Thursday in the restive east of the former Soviet state. …read more Source: Channel...
LIVE BLOG: Malaysian passenger plane crash in Ukraine
Reports say a Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people has crashed in eastern Ukraine and may have been shot down by militants. It comes as Malaysian Airlines says it has lost contact with MH17 from Amsterdam. …read more Source: Channel...
