Kuala Lumpur - International passenger volume and demand for air cargo were down again in March, as airlines were warned that an end to the industry crisis was nowhere in sight, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said Friday.
Asia-Pacific airlines carried a total of 11.2 million passengers in March, a drop of 10.8 per cent from March 2008, while air cargo volumes dropped by 21.9 per cent.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 24 : Hindraf chairman P. Waythamoorthy, who is in self-exile in London, has vowed to keep the organisation non-political.
The Makkal Osai quoted him as saying that any former Hindraf coordinator or leader who was interested in forming a political party should temporarily detach themselves from the movement.
In his statement, Waythamoorthy also announced the appointment of a three-man interim committee to the lead the organisation while its leadership structure was being revamped.
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia has ruled that religious conversion of children cannot be done without the consent of both parents, news reports said Thursday.
The ruling is set to ease strained race and religion relations in this Muslim-majority but constitutionally secular nation.
Law Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz said the cabinet decided that after a couple separates, their children must be raised in what was the common religion practised in the family during the marriage, the Star newspaper reported.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 23 : The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has asked the Malaysian Government to reserve at least 25 percent of the 100 million units of the free Amanah Saham Wawasan (ASW 2020) shares for the Indians to realise the community's 1.5 percent equity participation target, as outlined in the Ninth Malaysia Plan, by next year.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 23 : The Malay Indian Member of Parliament from Puchong, Gobind Singh Deo, has filed a suit against the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nazri Aziz, the Dewan Rakyat secretary and the Government of Malaysia for his suspension from the House for a year, including losing his remunerations, was null and void.
Karpal Singh and Co represented him in the suit, reports The Star.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 23 : Bowing to pressure from the Indian and Chinese communities, Malaysia's Information, Communications and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim has reversed his decision to reschedule the timings of Tamil and Mandarin news on the TV2 channel.
Last Monday, Dr. Yatim had announced that Tamil News would be aired at 6 p. m. and Mandarin news at 6.30 p. m. He has now agreed to air these bulletins at 7.30 p. m. and 8 p. m. respectively.
Kuala Lumpur - International passenger volume and demand for air cargo were down again in March, as airlines were warned that an end to the industry crisis was nowhere in sight, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said Friday.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 24 : Hindraf chairman P. Waythamoorthy, who is in self-exile in London, has vowed to keep the organisation non-political.
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia has ruled that religious conversion of children cannot be done without the consent of both parents, news reports said Thursday.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 23 : The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has asked the Malaysian Government to reserve at least 25 percent of the 100 million units of the free Amanah Saham Wawasan (ASW 2020) shares for the Indians to realise the community's 1.5 percent equity participation target, as outlined in the Ninth Malaysia Plan, by next year.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 23 : The Malay Indian Member of Parliament from Puchong, Gobind Singh Deo, has filed a suit against the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nazri Aziz, the Dewan Rakyat secretary and the Government of Malaysia for his suspension from the House for a year, including losing his remunerations, was null and void.
