KLIA shooting: Suspect’s photo sent to all border points
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have distributed the photographs of the suspect involved in the shooting incident at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 early this morning to all entry points in the north of the Peninsula and the authorities of a neighbouring country. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said instructions were issued […]
OPS SAMBA 2.0: Leakage due to smuggling at KLIA cargo amounted to RM2 billion
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today disclosed the value of leakages due to the smuggling activities of a syndicate which involved members of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Cargo in Sepang Cargo amounted to RM2 billion for the past three years. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam […]
Customs Dept foils attempt to smuggle drug worth over RM3.2 mln at KLIA
PUTRAJAYA: The Customs Department foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs, worth more than RM3.2 million, hidden in commercial parcels in the cargo area of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Sepang on July 26. In the 1.10 pm operation, the department’s Central Zone Export branch team members stopped a lorry near Gate 9 (Export), KLIA […]
M’sia to develop portal to facilitate foreign worker recruitment
SEPANG: Malaysia plans to develop a supply and demand portal to facilitate the hiring of foreign workers from source countries, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He said that through the portal, everyone will know the total number of workers needed in terms of demand and supply for strategic sectors like construction and […]
KLIA, LGK named among world’s best airports
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Langkawi International Airport (LGK) have been listed as among the world’s best airports in the latest Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey for the second quarter of 2022. Both airports achieved a perfect score of 5.00 in the global survey by the Airports Council International (ACI) which […]
MOH sets up portal for travellers to apply for home quarantine
SEPANG: Fully-vaccinated travellers from overseas wishing to undergo compulsory home quarantine can apply to do so through the Home Quarantine Application (HQA) portal on the Ministry of Health (MOH) website from tomorrow, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “The application must be made seven to 10 days prior to arriving in Malaysia,” he said, adding that […]
KLIA and Kuching airport receive global health accreditation
KUALA LUMPUR: KL International Airport (KLIA) and Kuching International Airport have achieved the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) by the Airports Council International (ACI). Malaysia Airports group chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Shukrie Mohd Salleh said the accreditation was a testament to the airport operator’s continuous commitment to ensure the highest safety levels at its airports. […]
KLIA moves up to be world’s top 9th airport in Q1 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: KL International Airport (KLIA) has improved its ranking further to be the world’s ninth best airport in terms of service quality in the first quarter of 2021 for the category of over 40 million passengers per annum (mppa), according to a survey. In the global Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey by Airports Council […]
Quarantine for passengers from India via HADR, repatriation flight extended to 21 days
KUALA LUMPUR: The 14-day mandatory quarantine period for all passengers from India arriving in Malaysia via the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission on May 12 and repatriation flight on May 13, has been extended to 21 days. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the decision was made after seven of […]
Nigerian variant B1.525 mutations do not affect ability to detect, trace infected persons
KUALA LUMPUR: The Nigerian Variant B1.525 of Covid-19 has important mutations in the spike protein but they do not affect the ability to detect or trace a person infected with the variant, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this is because existing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kits use multiple targets […]
