News about air

PETALING JAYA (Aug 2): Malindo Air launched its daily Kuala Lumpur-Labuan flights today, improving access to the duty-free island and potentially its economic and tourism development, reported Bernama.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 2): The cabinet has approved a month-long extension for the Selangor state government to negotiate the acquisition of Syarikat Pengeluar Air Selangor Holdings (Splash), reported the New Straits Times.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1): AirAsia Group Bhd group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said he is confident the government will allow for the set-up of three low-cost carrier terminals (LCCTs) in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 1): Investment in an online lingerie company resulted in losses of RM80 million, one of several bad moves by sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1): As Khazanah Nasional Bhd moves to implement the second programme to revamp government-linked companies (GLCs), it hopes to accelerate the level of technological adoption by its portfolio of companies under the five-year Transformation 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1): Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar (pictured) clocked out of Khazanah Nasional Bhd for the very last time yesterday after 14 years of service as the managing director  (MD)  of the strategic investment fund.

PETALING JAYA (August 1): AirAsia Group proposed development of a low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) at Penang International Airport, a move that group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes estimates will bring in about eight million passengers per year, to Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Pakatan Harapan's 14th general election pledge to provide an unlimited access to public transport at RM100 a month will come on board early next year, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

Have you ever struggled to decide whether to switch on the air-conditioner in your room, especially after realising that you have been running it continuously over the past few days? While having the air-conditioning switched on constantly will mean high electricity bills, not to mention the impact it has on the environment, staying in an air-conditioned room for long hours can also affect your health due to poor natural air-ventilation.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar (pictured) confirmed today that he has resigned as group chairman of Prasarana Malaysia Bhd.