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Picture of the pilot of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Captain IriantoJAKARTA, Dec 31 (Bernama) — The recovered bodies of the passengers and crew of an AirAsia Indonesia aircraft that crashed in the Java Sea on Sunday will be flown to Surabaya for identification by the authorities, according to a news …

By Neville DCruz MELBOURNE, Dec 30 (Bernama) — The Malaysia Kitchen Programme (MKP) aims at increasing patronage of Malaysian restaurants operating overseas as well as increasing exports of processed food, food ingredients and agriculture produce and to attract tourists to Malaysia. Malaysian …

KOTA BAHARU, Dec 30 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has described the severe floods faced by Kelantan as a major disaster which has brought much destruction. Najib, who observed the effects caused by the major floods in Gua Musang and Kuala Krai today, said the two distri …

From Mohd Faizal Hassan SURABAYA, Dec 30 (Bernama) — The situation at Juanda International Airport Terminal 2 Crisis Centre near here remained calm despite news on the sighting of debris of AirAsia Indonesia QZ8501 by search teams on Tuesday evening reported by local and international media. T …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) — The services of the city public transport, the RapidKL rail and bus services, will be extended to cater for the new year celebration especially those attending the ‘Malam Cintai Rasul 2015’ event at Dataran Merdeka on Wednesday night. In a statement …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) — Debris of what may have been from the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 has been spotted during an aerial search Tuesday, AFP reported. According to the international news agency, an AFP photographer on the search flight that spotted the possible debris said he had …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) — The number of flood victims in Pahang, Perak, and Kelantan continued to rise this morning while there was a drop in the number of victims evacuated in Terengganu. In PAHANG, there was a significant rise in the number of people evacuated from 35,501 last night t …

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin checking on aid supplies to flood victimsPETALING JAYA, Dec 30 (Bernama) — The government will undertake a thorough post-mortem to identify the real cause for the extraordinary floods particularly in the east coast after the floods have receded, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin …

DUNGUN, Dec 29 (Bernama) — The postponement of the start of the 2015 school session by a week due to the floods does not require schools to replace these school days, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “There is no necessity to replace those days as the schooling period …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) — The government is expediting payment of the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) because of the flood and will begin making the payment on Jan 15 next year, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said today. He said the payment would be made in …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) — The flood situation in Kelantan, Pahang, Johor and Selangor remained unchanged while there was a slight improvement in Perak and Terengganu this afternoon. The number of flood victims evacuated in Kelantan was 151,072 while Pahang recorded (33,225), Johor (328) …

SINGAPORE, Dec 29 (Bernama) — The Singapore government will be making a contribution of S$ 100,000 to support flood relief efforts in Malaysia. The funds will be channelled through the Singapore Red Cross to the Malaysian Red Crescent Society. The Singapore government will also provide water p …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) today denied claims that the ATM had through a ‘Whatsapp’ message directed people in Pekan, Pahang to evacuate due to floods. The ATM in a statement issued today said people were concerned and worried by the ‘W …

KOTA BAHARU, Dec 29 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission is gathering information on individuals disseminating false news on the floods that hit some states in the country, for action to be taken against them, including charging them in court. Communications and M …

DUNGUN, Dec 29 (Bernama) — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today visited two relief centres in flood-ravaged Terengganu and brought cheer to more than 1,300 evacuees. He called first at the relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Durian Mentangau and then went to SK Kampung Nyi …