Malaysia

'MH370 search on the right track'

SYDNEY: The head of Australia’s transport safety bureau has defended the fruitless hunt thus far for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, saying he is confident that search teams are targeting the right area. Satellite analysis in the days after the Bo­­-eing 777 vanished on March 8 with 23 …

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Malaysia-China renew friendship ties

BEIJING: Malaysia and China on Saturday renewed the bond of friendship that was established four decades ago. In a brief yet meaningful ceremony at the sprawling Great Hall of the People facing Tiananmen Square here, leaders from both countries were joined by diplomats, business community and youths …

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Top 10 tips to quit smoking

IT IS World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) today and the theme this year is “Raising taxes on tobacco”. Universiti Malaya Nicotine Addiction Research and Collaboration Centre coordinator and psychiatrist Dr Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin said increasing the price of cigarettes had proven to be effective in reducing …

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Indonesia-bound Thai tanker believed hijacked

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31, 2014 (AFP) – A Thai tanker is thought to have been hijacked on its way from Singapore to Indonesia, the International Maritime Bureau said Saturday, following a number of pirate attacks in Southeast Asian waters. The diesel oil tanker MT Orapin 4, with 14 crew aboard, los …

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Point of no return?

THE new chairman of the Energy Commission (EC) Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Majid is probably in a tight spot. Before taking on the top post in the EC, he was heading MyPower Corp Bhd, the entity under the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry given the mandate to reform the electricity sector. One …

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StarProperty Fair opens today

SHAH ALAM: The popular property fair organised by StarProperty.my begins today. It will feature some of Malaysia’s top property developers and their projects. The three-day event, which ends on Sunday at Setia City Convention Centre, features 28 exhibitors, including property developers, and is open …

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