Malaysia to let foreign vessels repair undersea cables
KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysian government will again allow foreign ships to be involved in undersea cable repair work, hoping to spur the growth of the country's digital industry.
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AirAsia operator makes first annual profit since COVID pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR -- Capital A, the parent of budget airline AirAsia, reported on Thursday its first full-year profit since the COVID-19 pandemic struck four years ago thanks to strong travel and freight demand.
A decade after MH370, will the world finally heed Malaysia’s call for real-time tracking of planes?
Key to the difficulty in tracking MH370’s flight path is the fact that the plane’s transponder – responsible for sending regular location updates – was manually switched off just over an hour after taking off from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport en route to Beijing.
The Dutch government has spent $180M dealing with the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has spent more than 166 million euros ($180 million) dealing with the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, from repatriating victims’ bodies to investigating and prosecuting some of those involved in the downing, according to an official report Thursday.
Malaysia court reinstates abuse of power charges against ex-PM Muhyiddin Yassin
A Kuala Lumpur high court had thrown out the four charges and acquitted Muhyiddin in August, ruling those had not detailed his alleged offences.
Malaysian lawmakers, social media users slam opposition party’s walkout as PM Anwar Ibrahim thanks king
Analysts said the action by members of Perikatan Nasional (PN) was aimed at maintaining their relevance rather than concern of disrespecting the king, as they had to “create controversies” to survive, and that Anwar was the party’s political target.
Malaysian firm probed for human trafficking after 93 Bangladeshi workers found abandoned
Malaysian authorities are investigating a construction firm that allegedly brought in 93 Bangladeshi migrant workers, only to leave them languishing without jobs or accommodation, in a human-trafficking case that activists say could include employees who are yet unaccounted for.
China plans C919 test flights in Southeast Asia en route to possible sales
The developer of China’s first home-grown narrowbody passenger jet – seen as a potential competitor to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 – said on Tuesday it planned to conduct test flights in Southeast Asia in the next two weeks, with an eye toward sales in the region.