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MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s transport minister Wednesday defended the suspension of the undersea search for MH370, after relatives of passengers slammed the decision, and added that it could resume if “credible new evidence” emerges. Australia, Malaysia and China — where most of the 239 on board the missing Malaysia Airlines jet lived — on Tuesday pulled the plug on the massive operation in the southern Indian Ocean almost three years since the plane vanished on March […]
(Reuters) The United States on Friday allowed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, defying heavy pressure from long-time ally Israel and President-elect Donald Trump for Washington to wield its veto. A U.S. abstention paved the way for the 15-member council to approve the resolution, with 14 votes in favor, prompting applause in the council chamber. The action by President Barack Obama’s administration follows growing U.S. […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Investigators looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are making their last sweep of the search area in the Indian Ocean, Australian authorities leading the search said on Wednesday. Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board, most of them Chinese, en route to Beijing from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Its whereabouts have become one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries. The search is […]
by M Jegathesan KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) –Thousands of yellow-clad Malaysians flooded the capital Saturday to demand Prime Minister Najib Razak resign over a corruption scandal, as feared clashes with pro-government rightists failed to materialize. Leading reformist group Bersih, whose colour is yellow, turned out huge crowds for the second time in 15 months to vent anger over allegations that billions of dollars were looted from Najib’s brainchild investment fund, 1MDB. Tensions in the […]
(Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte capped off his state visit to Malaysia on Thursday (November 10) in a karaoke session with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. At a state banquet hosted by Najib, Duterte was seen singing Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings”. Najib responded with a livelier tune and sang “The Young Ones” by British pop singer Cliff Richard. The two later sang a duet of Danish band The Walkers’ “Sha-la-la-la-la” […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived early Friday morning from his successful two-day official visit in Malaysia and from his brief visit to Thailand where he paid his last respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadeh. The President said he was “glad to be back” from his visit to the two countries. Duterte met with Prime Minister Najib Razak in Putrajaya, Malaysia where they discussed cooperation to combat terrorism, piracy, and to strengthen […]
THE Philippines on Thursday (November 10) agreed to allow Malaysia and Indonesia to carry out “hot pursuits” in its territorial waters, as they look to combat kidnappings and piracy by Islamist Abu Sayyaf rebels. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Najib Razak after a meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is on a two-day visit to Malaysia. “If we’re chasing the bad guys, for example, and we reach the international maritime boundaries […]
(Eagle News) — President Duterte arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wednesday night and proceeded to the Mandarin Hotel where he addressed the Filipino community there. Before his speech, Filipino-Malaysian singers first sang his favorite songs, “Ikaw” and “You Raised Me Up.” At one point, the President even gamely sang along. In his speech to the Filipino community, the President said that corruption was the main problem that had hampered the country’s development. He said that […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Leonardo DiCaprio is aiding the investigation into a Malaysian embezzlement scam that involved his hit film about financial market fraud, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” according to his spokesperson Tuesday. The Hollywood star contacted the US Justice Department in July just after it filed a lawsuit to seize more than $1 billion in allegedly ill-gotten assets tied to Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB, including rights to the film, DiCaprio’s spokesperson […]
(REUTERS) China and Russia will hold eight days of naval drills in the South China Sea off southern China’s Guangdong province starting from Monday, China’s navy said. The exercises come at a time of heightened tension in the contested waters after an arbitration court in The Hague ruled in July that China did not have historic rights to the South China Sea and criticized its environmental destruction there. China rejected the ruling and refused […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) – Indonesia and the Philippines on Friday pledged to ensure security on the high seas after a surge of kidnappings by Islamist militants in the strife-torn southern Philippines. At least 25 Indonesian sailors and a handful of Malaysians have been abducted this year travelling in the Sulu Sea between Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Philippine Islamist extremist outfit Abu Sayyaf, notorious for carrying out kidnappings-for-ransom, has been blamed for the abductions. Those […]
* Chinese coast guard involved in two-thirds of incidents – CSIS * Coast guards not covered by expanding communications agreements * China now has largest coast guard fleet in the world (Adds Chinese Foreign Ministry comment) By Greg Torode HONG KONG, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Increasingly assertive action by China’s coast guard ships in the South China Sea risks destabilising the region, according to the authors of new research tracking maritime law enforcement […]
