All posts tagged "Malaysia"

  • A Malaysian fan is hugged by a member of K-pop band B1A4 during a Kuala Lumpur fan event. (YouTube capture)
    Muslim K-pop fans face arrest for being hugged by K-pop band B1A4

    Malaysian Muslim girls may face arrest following physical fan interactions with K-pop boy band B1A4 during a Kuala Lumpur event, Yonhap reported. Malaysia’s Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department, or Jawi, said Wednesday the girls would be investigated...

    • Posted January 15, 2015
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  • An airport official checks a map of Indonesia at the crisis center set up by local authority for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. The AirAsia plane with over 160 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from the provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)
    S. Korea to join search for missing AirAsia plane

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea said Monday it plans to send a surveillance plane this week to join the Indonesia-led search for an AirAsia plane that went missing a day earlier with 162 people on board. AirAsia’s...

    • Posted December 28, 2014
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  • An AirAsia plane taxis, while another is parked on the tarmac at the Changi International Airport on Monday, Dec. 29, 2014 in Singapore. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    Missing flight is 3rd Malaysia-linked incident

    (AP) — The disappearance Sunday of AirAsia Flight 8501 was the third air incident this year involving Malaysia, where budget carrier AirAsia in based. Here’s a look at the two other disasters, as well as the latest...

    • Posted December 28, 2014
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  • North Korean workers outside of their home country claim that most of their wages get sent to the North Korean government. (Yonhap)
    [The Guardian] North Koreans are needed to do the dangerous jobs, says Malaysia

    Malaysia has defended the use of North Korean labourers in its mining industry, saying they are particularly good workers because of their dedication, strength and bravery. After a North Korean was among those killed in...

    • Posted November 25, 2014
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    Malaysia Airlines Jet Crashes in Ukraine

    A passenger plane carrying 295 people believed to be shot down KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country and plumes...

    • Posted July 17, 2014
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    15 countries buy rights to ‘Man from Another Star’

    By Kim Ji-soo The rights to broadcast or air online ‘Man from Another Star (별에서 온 그대)’ has been sold to 15 countries, including Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Israel, Belgium, Myanmar, Cambodia and Japan....

    • Posted March 13, 2014
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  • Foreign travelers enjoy the Hanok Village in Mt. Nam, Seoul, on a snowy day earlier this month. (Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul)
    International tourists to Korea pass 12 million mark Friday

    By Yun Suh-young The number of foreign travelers who visited Korea this year reached 12 million as of Friday, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. This represents a 20 percent increase from last year’s...

    • Posted December 27, 2013
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