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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Najah Air Sdn Bhd, a six-man group of entrepreneurs led by AirAsia Group Bhd co-founder and former chairman Datuk Pahamin Ab Rajab, has pulled out of the potential bidding war for struggling Malaysia Airlines Bhd, according to sources.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): An 18-month-old girl has died from her injuries yesterday after a full-length mirror from a fashion store in Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore, fell on her, reports from the city state say.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) is disappointed by the remarks made by United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Professor Philip Alston, who suggested that Malaysia has a poverty rate of about 15%.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): As the systems outage at Kuala Lumpur International Airport hits its two-day or 48th hour mark, there have been concerns about how the situation at the key Malaysian airport will impact Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) said it is in contact with Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) and has instructed the airport operator to inform passengers and airlines on when operations will normalise.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The network issue at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) which began on Wednesday night remains unresolved.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): Kuala Lumpur Internatioal Aitport (KLIA) operator Malaysia Airports said that as at 6.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 22): Malaysia Airports is in the midst of rectifying a technical issue affecting both terminals of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), with the Flight Information Display System (FIDS) now functioning at the airport's low-cost terminal klia2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Hong Kong-based retailer Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd (DFI) has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of a list — of 22 Giant and Cold Storage stores identified to be shut nationwide — that went viral on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Putrajaya is reopening the registration of G1 Grade Bumiputera contractors after freezing it for 14 years, and would review the maximum amount of contract value they can undertake from government projects.