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PUTRAJAYA, May 15 (Bernama)– Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has retimed its MH740/741 flights after the aircraft’s belly was hit by an airside vehicle at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today. The B737-800 aircraft was scheduled to depart to Yangon (Flight MH740) at 10:05am but du …

SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane to Hong Kong was turned back mid-flight after a cargo door warning light was triggered. Flight SQ866, an Airbus A380 superjumbo, “was en route from Singapore to Hong Kong when there was a warning light that came on with regards to the cargo door, so …

PETALING JAYA: Two months on from Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370’s disappearance, Maira Elizabeth Nari continues to tweet her father, chief steward Andrew Nari. Andrew was one of the 239 on-board Beijing-bound flight MH370 which went missing on March 8.  Since the plane’s disappearance, his da …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) — Civil servants have a better understanding of the rationale and importance of implementing the Goods and Service Tax (GST) said Cuepacs president Azih Muda. Azih said the understanding was due to programmes organised by Cuepacs since last year to brief civil ser …

SEREMBAN: Police have arrested the owner of two dogs which mauled three people in Lenggeng. Nilai OCPD Supt Abdullah Roning said the owner, in his 50s, was being investigated under Section 289 of the Penal Code. The section covers negligence with respect to animals and provides a jail term of up to …

MUAR: A couple died after both were suspected of consuming poison at their home in Bukit Gambir near here. Ledang district police chief Supt Mohd Salleh Razak said they rushed to the couple’s single-storey house in Jalan Poi Ai after receiving a tip-off at about 10am yesterday. “We found them uncons …

KOTA KINABALU: A whale shark died after getting trapped in fishing nets in waters off Kota Belud, as villagers and nearby resort workers frantically called in vain for help from authorities. The seven-metre whale shark died close to the shore of Kg Tituru Laut about 90km from the state capital here. …

Yo, Shakespeare, it’s your birthday! For a man who would’ve been 450 years old today, it’s shocking how little we know of William the Bard of Stratford-upon-Avon. Every year, Shakespeare’s literary legacy is performed and adapted, discussed and criticised, celebrated and satirised, publi …

KUALA LUMPUR: Four men have been arrested for attempting to break into a house in Taman Bahagia, Cheras and causing harm to the policemen who trailed after their getaway vehicle. In the Monday incident, a police spokesman said that their patrolling unit spotted the suspicious looking group in the re …

KUANTAN: An express bus that was on its way to Kuala Lumpur flipped over on the East Coast Expressway, leaving scores of passengers injured. Temerloh OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Aziz Salleh said the driver was believed to have lost control of the vehicle, causing it to hit the road divider on the right bef …

KUALA LUMPUR: The underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in a narrowed area has entered a crucial 48-hour period ending today, which could lead to a review of operations. Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said: “It is at a crucial juncture as the Joi …

SEOUL (Reuters) – About 160 passengers, including high school students, were plucked to safety on Wednesday in a dramatic rescue from a South Korean passenger ferry sinking with 475 on board, officials said, although at least two people had died. South Korean officials said the rescue operatio …

JOHOR BAHARU, April 15 (Bernama) — Live cattle from Australia will be allowed for slaughter in the country after complying with the requirements of animal welfare standards enforced by the country. Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the approval …

JOHOR BARU: A boy drowned while rescuers pulled five others out after the van waiting to ferry the children home slid into a septic pond at Taman Universiti here. Mohamad Hanafi Jaafar, 46, who lives near where the Tadika Kemas Kaisara is located, said he rushed out to help kindergarten helper Musli …