China launches inspection of airlines as search for crash victims continues

BEIJING (Reuters): The Chinese aviation regulator has launched a sector-wide inspection for potential safety lapses as authorities race to search for victims and the black boxes of a commercial jet that crashed in the mountains of southern China.

Search continues for crash victims

Rescuers scoured heavily forested mountain slopes in southern China looking for victims and flight recorders from a China Eastern Airlines passenger jet that crashed with 132 people on board.

South-East Asia's premier tournament - the Suzuki Cup to be held at centralised venue, Vietnam drawn to face Malaysia

South-East Asia's upcoming Suzuki Cup tournament will now be held in a centralised venue after organisers scrapped plans to play on a home-and-away basis due to concerns about travel and safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Germany lifts blanket travel warning for non-EU countries

BERLIN, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Effective Oct. 1, Germany has lifted a general travel warning for non-European Union (EU) countries and replaced it with differentiated travel and safety instructions as well as travel warnings, the country's Foreign Office said on Thursday.

Fire walk with me: Volcanoes are becoming dangerous tourist attractions

Deep craters, glowing lava, high peaks – volcanoes may be dangerous, but they increasingly are tourist attractions in their own right.

How about a vacation with a volcano?

Car swerves into oncoming traffic, killing two motorcyclists

GELANG PATAH: Two motorcyclists died on the spot while two others were injured when three motorcycles collided with a car along the Johor Baru-Gelang Patah road here.

Three killed in pile-up near Seremban

SEREMBAN: Three people were killed and two seriously injured in a five-vehicle pile-up on the Bukit Putus bridge, at KM15 Jalan Seremban-Kuala Pilah near here late Friday

PLUS to offer up to 50% toll discounts for Hari Raya period

KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) is offering a toll rebate of up to 50% to highway users who pay electronically, on specific days starting from July 13, in conjunction with Hari Raya celebrations.

Taiwanese tourist crushed to death in bus mishap near Petaling Jaya hotel

PETALING JAYA: A tourist from Taiwan was killed after a tour bus rolled backwards and crushed him.