KUALA LUMPUR: IN the wake of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy, ticket sales of the airliner have not been affected, according to a number of travel agencies.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines will waive fees for passengers who want to make changes to their itinerary to any destinations.
KUANTAN: The Human Resources Ministry will ensure that the next of kin of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crew members get the compensation they deserve, especially from the Social Security Organisation (Socso), said deputy minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib.
KUALA LUMPUR: MELBOURNE University’s graduate, Elaine Teoh, and boyfriend, Emiel Mahler, who were on the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, were described as a loving couple who had utmost respect for each other right to the very end, according to Teoh’s best friend, Tan Sook Theng.
SUNGAI PETANI: The government will try its best to bring back the remains of Malaysians who died in the Malaysia Airline flight MH17 tragedy to the country for a proper funeral.
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday denied the possibility of any airline risking the safety of its passengers, crew and aircraft for the sake of fuel savings.
KUALA LUMPUR: The crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine on Thursday has resulted in several airlines diverting their flights from Ukrainian airspace.
SEPANG: MALAYSIA Airlines flight MH17 was one of 400 commercial flights, including 150 international flights, crossing eastern Ukraine daily before it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
NEW YORK: DEMONSTRATING grief and shock over the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane in Eastern Ukraine, all members of the United Nations Security Council held a moment of silence on Friday to pay homage to the memory of the victims of the MH17 flight before conducting official business.
KUALA LUMPUR: IN an outpouring of grief and sympathy over the tragedy that hit Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, people from around the world united via social media to express their condolences.
SEREMBAN: “I miss my mother so much,” said Muhriz Marzaidi, the only child of Malaysia Airlines’ leading stewardess Mastura Mustafa, who was among the 298 people on board flight MH17 that was downed by a missile in Ukraine last Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR: With the world community mourning over the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the setting up of an international investigation team for the tragedy should be expedited.
KENINGAU: More than 200,000 rubber smallholders nationwide have received a special assistance introduced by the government to ease their plight following the falling price of the commodity.
SHAH ALAM: PERSISTENT dengue hot spots will be declared as epidemic areas to empower the Health Ministry to implement preventive and control measures without hindrance from local authorities.
KOTA KINABALU: STARTING yesterday, anyone found lurking after dark within the designated 224,592 square kilometre curfew area in the waters off Sabah’s east coast can be detained and charged in court.