Malaysia

MH370 Data Released
May 27, 2014

Malaysia and Inmarsat Release Data Used to Trace MH370

Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation and British satellite firm Inmarsat on Tuesday (May 27) released the data used to determine the path of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, following mounting calls from passengers’ relatives for greater transparency.

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May 13, 2014

Malaysia Opens Budget Airline Terminal

Malaysia Airlines is facing new pressure, as Kuala Lumpur’s new budget airline terminal has now become fully operational. As CCTV’s Rian Maelzer reports, the new facility may intensify competition and provide a profit boost for discount airlines.

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May 2, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Family Support Center In Beijing Closes

New anguish and despair for relatives of passengers on board Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The family support center in Beijing was closed on Friday night following the announcements by the Malaysian authorities and Malaysia airlines. CCTV’s reporter Teressa Siu reports on family reactions from Beijing.

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A man stands in front of a billboard in support of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
May 1, 2014

Malaysia Releases Preliminary Report on MH370 Disappearance

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Air traffic controllers did not realize that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was missing until 17 minutes after it disappeared from civilian radar, according to the preliminary report on the plane’s disappearance released Thursday by Malaysia’s government.

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April 28, 2014

U.S and Malaysia Focus on Trans-Pacific Trade Deal

It was time to get down to business on day two of U.S. President Barack Obama’s first ever visit to Malaysia. After the pomp and ceremony of Saturday, he held bilateral talks with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak, with the two expressing commitment to work […]

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April 26, 2014

President Obama Visits Malaysia

The president has a full agenda for his two day visit that will include a bilateral meeting with Malaysia’s prime minister and a town-hall style meeting with young people from across Southeast Asia. CCTV’s Rian Maelzer reports from Kuala Lumpur. 

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April 26, 2014

Malaysia’s Financial Rebound

The global financial crisis took a heavy toll on U.S. foreign direct investment in Malaysia. That changed last year when the U-S once again became Malaysia’s largest investor and export buyer. But it’s the quality not quantity of those investments that Malaysian officials are keeping an eye on. 

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April 25, 2014

President Obama Visits South Korea

U-S President Barack began the second leg of his four-nation Asian tour Friday. He arrived in Seoul amid renewed concerns the Democratic Republic of Korea is preparing for another nuclear test. Mr. Obama said the US stood ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with South Korea – adding that tougher […]

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April 25, 2014

Obama’s Asia Tour: Delicate Diplomatic Balancing Act

U.S. President Barack Obama has embarked on a tour of Asia that will include meetings in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Malaysia. This has been dubbed by western media as the “great reassurance tour” to let Washington’s allies in the region know of the […]

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April 19, 2014

Malaysia Auto Industry Catching Up with Rivals

Launched in 1983, Malaysia’s national car company Proton was touted as a stepping stone on the road to developed-nation status. Analysts say that instead, measures taken to protect Proton from international competition have forced Malaysians to pay inflated prices for all cars. It has caused […]

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April 15, 2014

U.S. Navy Captain Says Search for MH370 Ahead Than Expected

Search crews looking for thew debris of missing Malaysian airline plane will send a robotic submarine deep into the Indian Ocean  for the first time to try to determine whether underwater signals detected by sound-locating equipment are from the missing Malaysian plane’s black boxes.

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April 14, 2014

Search for the Missing Flight Continues

Air and search crews continued their painstaking search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 on Sunday. There have been promising leads this past week. But it has now been nearly a week since search crews picked up a possible signal, thought to be from the missing plane. CCTV’s Andy Saputra reports from […]

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April 11, 2014

Australian PM Confident Signals are From MH370

Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott says searchers are confident that acoustic signals in the Indian Ocean are from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.  At the same time, however, those electronic signals are fading, Abbott added. He is in Beijing, where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping for […]

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April 11, 2014

Australian PM confident sounds are from Flight MH370

Authorities are confident that signals detected deep in the Indian Ocean are from the missing Malaysian jet’s black boxes, Australia’s prime minister said Friday, raising hopes they are close to solving one of aviation’s most perplexing mysteries.

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April 10, 2014

New Possible Signal Detected from MH370

Hopes are running higher in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Australian officials say a “fifth” possible signal was picked up deep in the Indian Ocean. The search area is now narrowed to the smallest it’s been since the jetliner vanished.

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April 9, 2014

Australian Ship Detects New Signals in Search for MH370

The race against time continues in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370.  After a navy ship heard more signals from deep in the Indian Ocean, the head of the search for the missing Malaysian jetliner has claimed the hunt may be closing in on the […]

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April 6, 2014

More Ships Rush to Probe Signals in MH370 Search

PERTH, Australia — Three separate but fleeting sounds from deep in the Indian Ocean offered new hope Sunday in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, as officials rushed to determine whether they were signals from the plane’s black boxes before their beacons fall […]

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April 4, 2014

Chinese Tourist Kidnapped in Malaysia

Ties between China and Malaysia, strained with the disappearance of flight 370, are now being further tested. Beijing is demanding the Malaysian government to take steps to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals. The comments came a day after a tourist from China was kidnapped at gunpoint […]

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April 3, 2014

Crews Exploring New Search Areas to Find Missing Plane

Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Najib Razak visited Australia to meet his countrpart and to get a first hand look at the massive search effort for the missing plane. Meanwhile, officials say, a police investigation may never determine the reason why the Malaysia Airlines jetliner disappeared, and […]

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April 3, 2014

Malaysian police: Jet mystery may never be solved

The search for the missing Malaysian airline plane is underway once again off the coast of Australia. Planes and ships are exploring new search areas in the Indian Ocaen. Meanwhile, police are investigating the pilots and crew for any evidence suggesting they may have hijacked […]

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Hishammuddin Hussein
March 31, 2014

Stakes Heighten and the Search Continues for MH370

By air and by sea, the search for debris from the missing Malaysian jetliner is continuing. 9 aircraft and 8 ships searched off the coast of Western Australia Sunday while angry relatives continue to demand answers from Malaysian authorities. Tony Cheng reports.

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