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Malaysia Airlines flight 17

Malaysia Airlines planes parked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Photo: Reuters

‘Crisis of confidence’: Malaysia Airlines under scrutiny amid safety concerns

A string of technical issues and cancelled flights in recent weeks have led to heightened concerns and frustrations among customers.

3 Sep 2024 - 2:32PMvideocam

MH17 10 years on: Malaysian aspires to follow late pilot-father’s career

19 Jul 2024 - 10:00AM

Exclusive | MH17 10 years on: Russia ‘murdered’ victims twice, Ukraine foreign minister says

17 Jul 2024 - 5:52PMvideocam

Wounds that won’t heal: MH17 disaster haunts victims’ families, 10 years on

Unresolved pain lingers for the loved ones of MH17 victims, their cries for justice echoing in a ‘world that has forgotten about us’.

17 Jul 2024 - 10:11AMvideocam

Workers transport a piece of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 wreckage at the site the crash in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, in 2014. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia has ‘little leverage’ in seeking MH17-downing accountability: analysts

However, experts note the tragedy’s complex geopolitical factors means Kuala Lumpur has ‘little leverage’ to press the case on its own.

16 Jul 2024 - 12:52PMvideocam

New Dutch PM sworn in with plans to implement ‘strictest-ever’ immigration policy

Schoof has vowed to implement “decisively” coalition plans for the “strictest-ever admission policy for asylum and the most comprehensive package for getting a grip on migration”.

2 Jul 2024 - 5:18PM

CEO says Malaysia Airlines seeking to move past MH370 crisis, rebuild trust

CEO Izham Ismail said the company was no more a laid-back organisation as he seeks to turn it into a premium carrier by the end of the decade.

4 Apr 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

A Malaysian Airlines plane taxis at Kuala Lumpur airport in Sepang, Selangor. Photo: Bloomberg

A decade after MH370 disappeared, planes still at risk of vanishing off the map

Ten years after MH370, an industry-wide push to rule out a similar case has been stymied by bureaucracy, financial pressure, and a debate about who should have ultimate control of the cockpit.

8 Mar 2024 - 3:46PMvideocam

UN’s top court rejects most of Ukraine’s ‘terror’ case against Russia

The International Court of Justice said only that Moscow had failed to investigate alleged breaches, tossing the remainder of Kyiv’s claims.

1 Feb 2024 - 8:15AM

Jailed Russian nationalist in presidential bid calls Putin ‘too kind’

Igor Girkin – better known by as Igor Strelkov – was detained on extremism charges in July and is an ardent supporter of Russia’s campaign in Ukraine but has lambasted Putin and the Kremlin’s military leadership.

31 Aug 2023 - 8:44PMvideocam

Russian nationalist Kremlin critic and former military commander Igor Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov. Photo: Reuters

‘Untouchable’ pro-war Putin critic detained in Moscow

Igor Girkin, who helped Russia annex Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and was found guilty in absentia for his alleged role in shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, was regarded as untouchable but had become more outspoken in recent months.

21 Jul 2023 - 11:24PM

Russian diplomats expelled by the Netherlands

Netherlands’ foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra said the move was decided because Russia was trying to secretly station employees from its intelligence services in the Netherlands.

19 Feb 2023 - 2:38AM

MH17: Team ends probe despite “indications” Russia involved

Despite ‘a lot of new information’, prosecutors decided ‘the evidence is at the moment not concrete enough to lead to new prosecutions’.

8 Feb 2023 - 9:16PMvideocam

Canada-led group seeks arbitrator over 2020 downing of Ukrainian plane by Iran

Iranian forces shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 shortly after its take-off from Tehran on January 8, 2020, killing all 176 people aboard.

29 Dec 2022 - 2:32AM

People mark the first anniversary of the downed Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on January 8, 2021. Photo: AFP

MH17 verdict: Three convicted, one acquitted over Malaysia plane brought down in 2014

A Dutch court found Russians Igor Girkin and Sergei Dubinsky and Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko guilty of murder and intentionally causing an aircraft to crash; Oleg Pulatov was found not guilty. The first three were sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia.

18 Nov 2022 - 1:07PMvideocam

People who lost relatives in the downing of MH17, hug after the court’s verdict. Photo: AP

‘Hunt them down’: MH17 families hope for justice as court to deliver verdict

Dutch judges will give their verdict on Thursday in the trial of four men accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, against a backdrop of soaring tensions over Russia’s current invasion.

13 Nov 2022 - 1:41PMvideocam

As MH17 anniversary nears, families of victims blast Russia’s Ukraine war

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has opened old wounds for the loved ones of the 298 people who died aboard flight MH17 eight years ago.

13 Jul 2022 - 11:29AMvideocam

Defence says missile theory unproven as MH17 trial wraps

Dutch lawyers for a suspect accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said prosecutors failed to prove a Russian-made missile brought down the jetliner. Plane was shot down while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014 killing all 298 on board.

10 Jun 2022 - 10:40AMvideocam

Opinion | How much power does ICAO have to punish Russia for downing Malaysia plane?

ICAO, responsible for setting aviation standards, can tell Russia that it must return to the stalled talks but it doesn’t frequently settle disputes between nations.

16 Mar 2022 - 1:22PMvideocam

Australia takes legal action against Russia for downing Malaysian plane

Canberra said action in the UN aviation council a step forward in the fight for justice for 298 victims, including 38 Australians.

14 Mar 2022 - 4:07PMvideocam

MH17 flight: Dutch prosecutors call for life terms for suspects

Four suspects are on trial in absentia accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, killing 298 people. A verdict is not expected until late 2022.

23 Dec 2021 - 3:52AMvideocam

Members of the court at the Schiphol Judicial Complex preside over the MH17 trial in Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands, on Wednesday. Photo:EPA-EFE

MH17: Dutch prosecutors begin 3 days of closing arguments over fatal flight

Three Russians and a Ukrainian could face life sentences if found guilty of helping supply missile system; none of them appeared in court.

20 Dec 2021 - 6:57PMvideocam

Anton Kotte, left, who lost his son, daughter-in-law and grandson and Piet Ploeg, who lost his brother, sister-in-law and nephew, arriving at court in the Netherlands for the ongoing trial regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Photo: AP

Russia is lying, say Malaysia Airlines flight 17 victims’ families

Moscow has denied all responsibility and refuses to extradite the three Russians and a Ukrainian who are on trial in the Netherlands for murder.

6 Sep 2021 - 11:41PM

MH17 crash trial to examine evidence, seeking ‘clarity’ for relatives

The trial formally began in March 2020 but has until now dealt with legal arguments.

8 Jun 2021 - 12:45AM

Inside Out | Amid fake news, Bellingcat shows how the internet can be a good force

Using only internet sources available to everyone, Bellingcat’s investigators uncovered the truth behind the Ukraine MH17 shooting and Syrian chemical killings. Amid deepening angst over the internet’s dark forces, Bellingcat’s relentless reliance on facts will help foster a culture of verification and transparency.

14 Mar 2021 - 7:30PMvideocam

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (centre) marches in Moscow on February 29, 2020. Bellingcat was part of a joint investigation into Navalny’s poisoning. Photo: AFP

Can AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines stay aloft amid the Covid-19 pandemic?

AirAsia’s combination of lay-offs, diversification and loans is seen as a viable strategy, but analysts say the future is less clear for Malaysia Airlines.

24 Nov 2020 - 9:08AMvideocam

Grounded Malaysia Airlines planes are parked at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: Reuters

Australia, Netherlands slam Russia’s exit from MH17 crash talks

Russia on October 15 withdrew from the talks, complaining of ‘vicious’ bids to blame Moscow for the shooting of Malaysian Airlines’ MH17 flight.

16 Oct 2020 - 2:24PM

Malaysia Airlines feels the squeeze as Khazanah sounds fund cut warning

Malaysia Aviation Group sets out an alternative plan to divert funds to a sister airline unit if the state carrier’s bailout talks with lessors are unsuccessful.

8 Oct 2020 - 2:59PMvideocam

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Malaysia Airlines flight 17

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 airliner en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam crashed near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 after being hit by a surface-to-air missile. Separatist pro-Russian forces and the Ukrainian government traded accusations over who is to blame for the attack on the civilian airliner that killed all 298 people on board the plane.

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9 September, 2024