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AirAsia siasat insiden pesawat terbabas

2011/01/11
KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat penerbangan tambang murah, AirAsia, akan melakukan siasatan dengan Jabatan Penerbangan Awam (DCA) berhubung kejadian pesawatnya yang terbabas ketika mendarat di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching (LTAK) semasa hujan lebat malam tadi.

Menurut satu kenyataan AirAsia hari ini, laporan awal mendapati darjah penglihatan ketika itu adalah cukup baik untuk melakukan pendaratan.
Juruterbang berjaya mengawal pesawat untuk berhenti dengan selamat dan melaksanakan pemindahan penumpang selaras dengan prosedur operasi standard syarikat.
Semua 123 penumpang pesawat penerbangan AK5218 dari Kuala Lumpur dipindahkan dengan selamat.

Empat penumpang mengalami cedera ringan dan dirawat di hospital untuk pemerhatian sebelum dibenarkan keluar.

Penerbangan AirAsia dari Kuching yang terjejas akibat insiden itu adalah AK6036 (ke Kota Kinabalu - 6.10 pagi), AK5203 (ke Kuala Lumpur - 6.15 pagi), AK6562 (ke Bintulu - 6.20 pagi), AK6526 (ke Bintulu - 8.35 pagi) dan AK5201 (ke Kuala Lumpur - 9.35 pagi).

Penerbangan lain yang terjejas adalah AK6673 (ke Singapura - 9.50 pagi), AK5843 (ke Johor Baharu - 10.30 pagi), AK6546 (ke Miri - 11.10 pagi), AK5205 (ke Kuala Lumpur - 11.55 pagi), AK6505 (ke Pulau Pinang - 12.20 tengah hari) dan AK5207 (ke Kuala Lumpur - 1.55 petang).
Penumpang AirAsia yang terjejas akibat penutupan lapangan terbang berikutan insiden itu dinasihatkan menghubungi talian +603-2614 2999 dengan kata laluan 1231 10111. - BERNAMA

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Eye on two killer dogs
By TAN SIN CHOW, ANN TAN and TIFFANY LEONG WENYI
north@thestar.com.my

GEORGE TOWN: The two mongrels that attacked an Irishman have been placed at the Balik Pulau veterinary department for observation. The dogs will not be put to sleep yet.

State Veterinary Department director Dr Wan Mohd Kamil Wan Nik said they would monitor the canines for 10 days to check if they had any dangerous diseases such as rabies.

A team comprising 10 veterinary personnel and two policemen picked up the two-year-old dogs, a male and a female named Lee and Ning respectively, from the organic farm in Teluk Bahang at about 2pm yesterday.

“We will not put the dogs to sleep at the moment. We have no authority to do so as this is now a police case,” said Dr Wan Mohd Kamil.

Under observation: Farm owner Joseph Teoh carrying Ning into the car before sending her to the Balik Pulau Veterinary Department Monday.

On Sunday, Irish tourist Maurice Sullivan, 50, died after he was mauled by the dogs at about 10am.

Dr Wan Mohd Kamil said that once the observation period was over, he would write to the police on the next course of action.

He said nothing would be done to the two other dogs at the farm.

Balik Pulau OCPD Supt Mohd Hatta Mohd Zain said the 41-year-old farm owner is being investigated under Section 289 of the Penal Code for negligence with respect to animals.

He said they had recorded statements from relevant parties, adding that the investigation was expected to be completed by this week.

Separately, dog lovers want owners to be more responsible about pet care.

“Owners should be well-informed and educated before they are given the licence to keep pets,” said Malaysian Animal-Assisted Therapy for the Disabled and Elderly Association president Anthony Thanasayan.

He is also a councillor of the Petaling Jaya City Council and Canine Advisory Team (CAT) chairman.

Thanasayan said dogs usually acted according to the owner’s instructions, or from how their masters treated them.

The Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better canine welfare organisation urged the Department of Veterinary Services to investigate the living conditions and the kind of treatment previously received by the two dogs.

“The department should also find out if the dogs had a mix of the pit bull breed, which is banned in Malaysia for its ferocious streak,” said coordinator Christine Lai.

Justin Bieber akan mengadakan konsert pertamanya di Malaysia pada 21 Aprl ini di Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. Peminat remaja pasti tidak sabar menunggu persembahan artis remaja popular itu kan?

Justin Bieber di KL 21 April
Ditulis oleh Rosli Manah




Singgahannya sempena siri menjelajah dunia Justin Bieber My World Tour: Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia menjadi salah satu destinasi memandangkan penyanyi itu mempunyai ramai peminat dan albumnya juga mendapat sambutan hangat di Malaysia.

Sebelum ke Kuala Lumpur penyanyi berusia 16 tahun ini akan mengadakan siri jelajahnya di Birmingham, Dublin, Liverpool, London, Rotterdam, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Zurich dan beberapa bandar lain di Eropah.

Nampaknya Kuala Lumpur menjadi destinasi utama Justin untuk siri jelajahnya di Asia. Tournya dibawakan oleh Tune Talk.

Kepada peminat penyanyi itu bolehlah menunggu pengumuman daripada pihak penganjur untuk mendapatkan tiket.

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Kuching airport closed temporarily

Published: Tuesday January 11, 2011 MYT 11:50:00 AM
Updated: Tuesday January 11, 2011 MYT 3:10:44 PM

KUCHING: The Kuching International Airport has been closed Tuesday until further notice, a Malaysia Airports Bhd statement said.

This is becaused of an incident Monday night, when an AirAsia aircraft (flight AK5218 from Kuala Lumpur), skidded and veered off the airport's runway 25, when landing at 10.02 during heavy rain.

All passengers were evacuated safely from the aircraft.

Efforts to remove the aircraft Tuesday were hampered by continuous heavy rains.

An AirAsia flight to Kuching skidded off the runway Monday night and landed on the grass verge, leaving four passengers with minor injuries.

Only one flight was released for departure from the airport, flight MH2505 to Kuala Lumpur.

All AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines flights from the airport have been effected.

Passengers are advised to contact their airline's offices to enquire about their flight status.

AirAsia plane skids at Kuching airport
By SHAUN HO

KUALA LUMPUR: An AirAsia flight to Kuching skidded off the runway Monday night and landed on the grass verge, leaving four passengers with minor injuries.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said flight AK5218, an Airbus A320, was carrying 124 passengers and six crew members.

"The plane was landing during a downpour and that is when it skidded," he said Tuesday.

Cranes are used to remove the plane off the runway Tuesday

Kong said the plane had landed on soft soil on the edge of the runway. AirAsia and Kuching International Airport staff are working to remove the plane for checks.

As a result of the incident, services at the airport have been was disrupted, with up to 11 flights to the airport affected.

"I expect services at the airport to resume by noon," he said after opening the National Maritime Conference in Kuala Lumpur.

AirAsia Group Chief Executive Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes tweeted: "Working hard to remove aircraft. All passengers are home."

Sugarless drinks may cost less
By MAZWIN NIK AZIZ
mazwin@thestar.com.my

PUTRAJAYA: Food outlet operators are mulling over a move to charge different prices for drinks with sugar and those without.

The idea for two sets of prices for drinks with and without sugar was proposed to food outlet operators’ association by the Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consu­merism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri.

“This will encourage consumers to order sugarless drinks. It will be good for their health and it will also be good for their pockets.

“We hope food outlet operators are receptive to this idea so it can be implemented soon,” he told reporters after a two-hour dialogue with representatives from Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association (Presma), Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association (Primas), the Federal Territory Bumiputra Hawkers and Petty Traders Association and the Malaysia-Singapore Coffeeshop Proprietors General Association yesterday.

Cost conundrum: Gan working at his drinks stall at a food court in Petaling Jaya Monday. He will raise beverage prices if the price of sugar increases.

On another matter, the minister said that coffeeshop and restaurant operators should have no problem securing cooking oil, sugar and flour supply as their respective associations would now act as wholesalers.

He said licences would be issued to associations at state-level.

Ismail Sabri, however, stressed that having the wholesalers’ licence was not a ticket for the associations to “run a business selling these products”.

“I have reminded the associations the licence is not for them to make money by selling sugar, flour and cooking oil.

“The licence is to facilitate food outlet operators to purchase the goods through their respective associations.

“The associations have given me their word that they will adhere strictly to the conditions and supply goods to their members at market price,” he said.

On the associations’ request for them to act as wholesalers for onions, Ismail said he would take it up with the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry.