Malaysia
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News about Malaysia, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
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Jul. 24, 2014
Malaysian Prime Min Najib Razak takes personal role in trying to get pro-Russian rebels to relinquish bodies and black boxes from wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, conducing series of telephone conversations with rebel leader and coaching Malaysian colonel on what to say as he passed through checkpoints on way to crash scene; effort has seemingly restored leader's reputation at home, where government has been accused of incompetence following disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. MORE -
Jul. 21, 2014
Malaysian anger is rising after reports that bodies of 43 Malaysian citizens are still lying uncollected, or have been mishandled, near crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine; Malaysian government continues to be reluctant to assign blame for the disaster. MORE -
Jul. 19, 2014
Malaysians are confronted with improbable loss of another passenger jet with downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine, only months after disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370; anger over Malaysia Airlines decision to fly route over Ukraine could prove new challenge for government, which was heavily criticized for handling of disappearance of Flight 370. MORE -
Jul. 7, 2014
Malaysian government sends more ships to search the southern Indian Ocean for Malaysia Airlines’ missing Flight 370, and vows to keep searching until the jetliner is found. MORE -
Jun. 21, 2014
State Dept report finds that Thailand and Malaysia are among two dozen countries doing the least to fight human trafficking; finding could lead to economic and diplomatic penalties. MORE
General Information on Malaysia
Official Name: Malaysia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur (Current local time)
Government Type: Constitutional monarchy
Population: 24.82 million
Area: 127,316 square miles; roughly the size of New Mexico
Languages: Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
Literacy: Total Population: [89%] Male: [92%]; Female: [85%]
GDP Per Capita: $12,900
Year of Independence: 1957
Web site: Parlimen.gov.my In Bahasa Malaysia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur (Current local time)
Government Type: Constitutional monarchy
Population: 24.82 million
Area: 127,316 square miles; roughly the size of New Mexico
Languages: Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
Literacy: Total Population: [89%] Male: [92%]; Female: [85%]
GDP Per Capita: $12,900
Year of Independence: 1957
Web site: Parlimen.gov.my In Bahasa Malaysia
Articles
Troops Move on Crash Site in Ukraine, Foiling Deal
The Ukrainian military’s operation to recapture the plane’s debris again stalled international efforts to secure the site.
July 28, 2014, Monday
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Netherlands
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Russia
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Aviation Accidents and Safety
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Donetsk (Ukraine)
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Najib Razak
Ukraine Disaster in Search of an Investigation
For all of the
diplomatic frenzy that has followed the downing of Malaysia Airlines
Flight 17, there is no sign of an investigation at the crash site.
July 25, 2014, Friday
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Aviation Accidents and Safety
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Russia
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Ukraine
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Malaysia
Phone Diplomacy in Ukraine Crisis Lifts Malaysian Leader’s Standing
Apparently leveraging
good relations with Moscow, Prime Minister Najib Razak’s personal
intervention with a pro-Russian separatist in Ukraine paid off.
July 24, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON MALAYSIA AND: Ukraine
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Malaysia Airlines
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Malaysia
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
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Najib Razak
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Russia
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Borodai, Alexander
Ukrainians, Awaiting International Action After Crash, Fear Complacency
Although the
investigation into the downing of a Malaysian jetliner is in its early
stages, the lack of a swift concrete response and aggressive denials by
Russia have many Ukrainians worried.
July 23, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON MALAYSIA AND: Malaysia
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Yatsenyuk, Arseniy P
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Airlines and Airplanes
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Kiev (Ukraine)
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Poroshenko, Petro Olekseyevich
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International Relations
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Aviation Accidents and Safety
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Murders and Attempted Murders
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Europe
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Borodai, Alexander
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Russia
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Putin, Vladimir V
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Ukraine
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Embargoes and Sanctions
More Bodies Possible at Ukraine Crash Site, Forensics Officials Say
Bodies from the
downed Malaysia Airlines jet were delivered to the eastern Ukrainian
city of Kharkiv on Tuesday, but officials said that the remains of
victims may still be buried in the wreckage.
July 23, 2014, Wednesday
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Ukraine
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Kharkiv (Ukraine)
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Malaysia Airlines
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Netherlands
U.N. Council, With Russia in Accord, Tells Insurgents to Open Wreckage Site
A resolution was
unanimously passed that called for an international inquiry into the
downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane, but the measure is not
enforceable.
July 22, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON MALAYSIA AND: Aviation Accidents and Safety
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Malaysia
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International Relations
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Ukraine
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Security Council (UN)
Malaysia and Australia, Still Seeking Missing Plane, Strained by Second Disaster
The nations most
affected by the loss of Malaysia Airlines’ Flight 17 are still actively
involved in the search for another Malaysian airliner.
July 22, 2014, Tuesday
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
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Aviation Accidents and Safety
As Anger Rises Over Crash, Malaysian Government Is Reluctant to Assign Blame
Officials have so far
avoided joining the United States and many other countries in openly
attributing the disaster to the Russian government.
July 21, 2014, Monday
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Anger (Emotion)
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Ukraine
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Deaths (Fatalities)
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Muslims and Islam
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Malaysia
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Russia
Downing of Jet Exposes Defects of Flight Precautions Over Ukraine
Flight restrictions
underestimated the risks to a startling degree, leaving Flight 17
exposed at 33,000 feet to missiles known to fly to more than twice that
height.
July 19, 2014, Saturday
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Air Traffic Control
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Aviation Accidents and Safety
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Malaysia Airlines
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Malaysia
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Airlines and Airplanes
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Ukraine
With Grief on Top of Grief, Malaysians Are Tested on Flight 370’s Lessons
Anger over Malaysia
Airline’s decision to fly the Ukraine route could prove a new challenge
for the government four months after another plane operated by the
carrier disappeared.
July 19, 2014, Saturday
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