Poor pilot emergency training behind AirAsia QZ8501 crash
A new probe into what sent an AirAsia flight plunging into the Java Sea last year points the finger at poor pilot training on how to cope with emergencies.
Wed Dec 02 2015
QZ8501: Search and recovery operations likely extended - BASARNAS chief
Head of the National SAR Agency, F.Henry Bambang Soelistyo said rescue operations of victims who died in the AirAsia QZ8501 crash will likely be extended to one or two weeks.
Mon Mar 02 2015
AirAsia QZ8501: Bodies get entangled in aircraft cable, hampering the recovery of bodies
Diving squad assigned to search for bodies of AirAsia QZ8501 at the bottom of the ocean are faced with difficulties to bring out bodies considering the aircraft body has shattered into pieces.
Mon Feb 02 2015
AirAsia QZ8501: Indonesian military calls off efforts to recover plane wreckage
The Indonesian military on Tuesday called off efforts to recover the wreckage of an AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month after failing for several days to lift the fuselage.
Tue Jan 27 2015
AirAsia QZ8501: Another body identified
Indonesia's Disaster Victim Identification Police Department (DVI POLRI) team has identified the remains of one more victim of crashed Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 as Cindy Clarissa Soetjipto.
Fri Jan 16 2015
Singapore, US leave AirAsia QZ8501 search operations
Singaporean and US ships that have joined Indonesia in the search for AirAsia flight QZ8501, will end the mission on Thursday, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported here today.
Thu Jan 15 2015
QZ8501: Data investigations will take two weeks - Head investigator
The analysis of the AirAsia QZ8501 flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) will take up to two weeks before the contents of it can be revealed to the public.
Wed Jan 14 2015
Black box signal identified near plane's tail section recovery area
After the tail of AirAsia QZ8501 was successfully lifted Saturday, the search and rescue team has identified the position of the black box based on the signal received by three search vessels.
Sun Jan 11 2015
Part of QZ8501's tail floats on water surface, search for black box resumes
Indonesian military divers have successfully lifted the tail from the crashed AirAsia QZ8501 plane that crashed in stormy weather, killing 162 passengers including crew on board.
Sat Jan 10 2015
QZ8501: Three more bodies identified as search enters Day 10
As search operations for the ill-fated AirAsia QZ8501 enters its tenth day, personnel from the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) have identified three more bodies after endless hours of scouring th
Tue Jan 06 2015
No mass funeral for AirAsia QZ8501 victims - Chief Police
Indonesia Republic Police has given its assurance that it will not conduct a mass funeral for the victims of the ill-fated AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed on Sunday.
Mon Jan 05 2015
One airline figured out how to make sure its airplanes never disappear
First Air's six-pound tracking system, about the size of a hotel room safe, installed in the planes' electronics bays, makes it nearly disappearance-proof.
Thu Jan 01 2015
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024