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Tag Archives: Malaysia

03Mar/16

Debris found in Mozambique could belong to missing MH370

March 3, 2016WorldAirliner, Australia, Aviation, Beijing, Darren Chester, Debris, Environment, In Australia, In China, In Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 unofficial disappearance theories, Malaysian Airlines, Mozambique, Politics by country, Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370smbale

Officials are analyzing debris that washed up on a beach in Mozambique to determine if it’s from the missing Malaysian airliner, MH370 that went missing in 2014.
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24Jan/16

Could this be from missing flight MH370?

January 24, 2016WorldAirlines, Australia, Aviation, Barnacle, Debris, In Australia, In China, In Malaysia, Indian Ocean, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Thailand, Yiming Woosmbale

A large piece of metal has washed ashore in Thailand, promping speculation it might belong to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Yiming Woo reports.
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29Nov/15

Chronology of events of AirAsia QZ8501 which crashed into the Java Sea in December 2014

November 29, 2015WorldAirAsia, AirAsia Group, Aviation, China, Geography of Indonesia, In Indonesia, In Singapore, Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia Flight, Jakarta, Java Sea, Juanda International Airport, Low-cost carriers, Malaysia, Russia, Seas, Singapore, Surabaya, The Airbus, Tony Fernandes, United Statessmbale

File footage showing the key events after AirAsia flight QZ8501 plunged into the Java Sea on December 28, 2014, killing all 162 people on board.
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28Nov/15

Highlights of world events from April to June 2015

November 28, 2015WorldAbd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Ali Abdullah Saleh, amtrak, Andrew Chan, Assyrian City, Australia, Baghdad, Baltimore, Barack Obama, Brazil, Burundi, Cambridge, Charleston, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Chile, China, Clementa Pinckney, Countries, Cuba, David Cameron, Dylann Roof, Egypt, Elizabeth Diana, Freddie Gray, Fulgencio Batista, Georgia, Godefroid Niyombare, Goodluck Jonathan, Houthi movement, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Joko Widodo, Kenya, Kevin Krogh, Kyanjin Gompa, Lagos, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Mohamed Mursi, Moon, Mosul, Muhammadu Buhari, Myanmar, Myuran Sukumaran, Nepal, New York City, Nigeria, Nigerian people, Nimrud, Philadelphia, Pierre Nkurunziza, Prime Niyongabo, Queen Elizabeth, Ramadi, Raúl Castro, Riyadh, Saif Rezgui, Salerno, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sousse, Soviet Union, Tanzania, Tayyip Erdogan, Tbilisi, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Western Asia, William, Yemen, Yemeni Crisissmbale

World events during the second quarter of the year include an attack on a Kenyan university, a gunman targeting tourists on a Tunisian beach and, after decades of hostility, a handshake between the leaders of the United States and Cuba.
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13Oct/15

Ukraine ex-security official doubts MH17 report will give answers

October 13, 2015WorldAviation, Aviation accidents and incidents, Decades, Donetsk People's Republic, In Malaysia, In Ukraine, International reactions to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shootdown, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, Malaysian Airline System Bhd, Moscow, Netherlands, Politics by country, Russia, Thomson Reuters Corp, Ukraine, Vasyl Vovk, VINNYTSIA, Vovk, War in Donbasssmbale

A former chief investigator from the Ukrainian security service who looked into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, that killed 298 people, blames pro-Russia rebels for the crash and voices doubts about the Dutch investigation.

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09Aug/15

Singapore 50th anniversary celebrations kick off

August 9, 2015EconomyAsia, Countries, Lee Kuan Yew, Majulah Singapura, Malaysia, National Day, National Day Parade, National symbols of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore National Day Paradesmbale

(REUTERS) – Singapore launched an extravagant celebration of its 50th anniversary on Sunday (August 9th), an occasion of national pride the city state’s ruling party is expected to exploit to call an election next month.
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07Aug/15

Chinese relatives of MH370 passengers still looking for answers after meeting Malaysian embassy staff

August 7, 2015WorldAviation, Beijing, China, Countries, Disaster/Accident, France, Government, In Australia, In China, In Malaysia, International reactions to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shootdown, Jiang Hui, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD, Malaysian Airlines, Malaysian embassy, Malaysian government, Malaysian Muslims, Najib Razak, Politics, Politics of Malaysia, Prime Ministers of Malaysiasmbale

Chinese relatives of MH370 passengers who met Malaysian embassy staff in Beijing still seek answers.
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02Aug/15

WADA alarmed by extent of allegations from leaked blood tests data

August 2, 2015SportsBeijing, Ben Johnson, Biological passport, Craig Reedie, Doping in Russia, Doping in sport, East Germany, Hajo Seppelt, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sports, United Kingdom, United States, World Anti-Doping Agency, World Athleticssmbale

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (AUGUST 2, 2015) (REUTERS) – The World Anti-Doping Agency on Sunday (August 2) said it was alarmed by the size and extent of “wild” doping allegations after IAAF test data leaked to news organisations showed hundreds of suspect samples from athletes, including Olympic and world championship medallists.
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01Aug/15

Volcano erupts on island of suspected MH370 wreckage

August 1, 2015EnvironmentDisaster/Accident, Environment, Fournaise, France, Geology, Igneous petrology, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD, Petrology, Piton de la Fournaise, Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory, Reunion, Shield volcanoes, Volcanism, Volcano, Volcanoes, Volcanologysmbale

(REUTERS) – A volcano erupted on the remote Indian Ocean island of Reunion, located east of Madagascar.

The island — officially a part of France — happens to be the site where beachcombers discovered debris from a plane wing, believed to have come from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
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25Jul/15

Despite not speaking the language, New Zealander wins French scrabble competition

July 25, 2015SocialBelgian Scrabble Federation, Belgium, Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup, David Bovet, Francophone Scrabble, French World Scrabble Championships, Games, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigel Richards, Pakorn Nemitrmansuk, Scrabble, Sports, Switzerland, U.S. Championship, World Championship, Year of birth missing, Yves Brenezsmbale

Three-time English scrabble world champion wins French language championship after memorizing most of the French dictionary.
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