#ICYMI: Weekly Editor's Picks (March 14 - 20, 2016)

Astro Awani
March 21, 2016 09:54 MYT
A list of news handpicked by an Astro AWANI editor for the week beginning March 14 to March 20, 2016.
From the suicide bombings at Ankara, as well as three other suspected terrorist attacks at Peshawar, Istanbul and Sinai, to the Flydubai plane crash.
In case you missed those, here is a list of news handpicked by an Astro AWANI editor for the week beginning March 14 to March 20, 2016.
MONDAY, MARCH 14:
Suicide car bombing kills 34 in central Ankara
A suicide car bomb ripped through a busy square in central Ankara, Turkey on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125.
The Malaysian Insider to cease operations from midnight tonight
After eight years, The Malaysian Insider (TMI) ceases operations beginning midnight on March 15, 2016.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15:
PM knows my 'Iban wife' remark was a joke - Adenan
Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem was explaining his tongue-in-cheek suggestion that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should find an Iban wife.
Two Australian journalists to be deported immediately
Two Australian journalists, who were arrested after 'aggressively' trying to approach Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, will be deported from the country.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16:
Bus blast kills at least 16 in Pakistan
At least 16 people were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a bomb blew up inside a bus in Peshawar.
PAS forms pact with Ikatan
PAS formed a political alliance with Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia (Ikatan), making it the third political force in the country.
THURSDAY, MARCH 17:
Tun Mahathir automatically lost his position in MUBARAK when he resigned from UMNO - Abdul Aziz
Malaysian Council of Former Elected Representative (Mubarak) president Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Rahman said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had automatically lost his position when he announced that he is leaving UMNO.
Najib's turn to use Facebook Live
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak broadcasted his first Facebook Live streaming on his official Facebook page
FRIDAY, MARCH 18:
Bungalow was bought on willing buyer-willing seller basis - Guan Eng
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng claimed that he had bought his bungalow in Jalan Pinhorn for RM2.8 million on a willing buyer-willing seller basis.
Popular composer Adnan Abu Hassan dies
Well-known composer and lyricist Datuk Adnan Abu Hassan died at Selayang Hospital. He was 57.
SATURDAY, MARCH 19:
Flydubai flight crashes during landing at Russian airport, killing all onboard
Flydubai flight FZ981 crashed during landing at the Rostov-on-Don airport, killing all on board.
Four killed in suicide attack on famed Istanbul shopping street
A suicide bombing ripped through a famous shopping street in central Istanbul on Saturday, killing four people and injuring dozens.
SUNDAY, MARCH 20:
13 Egypt policemen killed in Sinai attack claimed by IS
A mortar attack on a checkpoint in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula killed 13 policemen on Saturday.
I'm not into 'coffee breaks', Shabudin tells Guan Eng
Tasek Gelugor MP Datuk Shabudin Yahaya when snubbed Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's offer for a one-on-one meeting Sunday morning over property scandals in the state.
#Adenan Satem #Ankara #Dr Mahathir #Flydubai #Guan Eng #Ikatan #peshawar #Sinai
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