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Khairy wants to set realistic target for Thomas Cup Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:51 AM PDT April 29, 2014 Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wants to adopt a realistic approach when setting the target for the 2014 Thomas and Uber Cup finals in New Delhi, India, next month. Khairy (pic) said both the Thomas and Uber Cup teams would be facing tough competition in the finals which are scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 18 to 25. "We understand the situation well as the country's shuttlers will be facing tough opposition from the best teams in the world. I do not want to set a lofty target for the time being," he said after launching the "Malaysia Purple League", a professional badminton league at the Sentosa Sports Arena today. Meanwhile, Badminton Association of Malaysia's (BAM) deputy president Datuk Mohamad Norza Zakaria said the association would be responsible for sending a balanced team to compete in the Thomas Cup. "Our hope is to see the team qualify for the semifinals stage because the expectations of the fans are high. We will take one step at a time. The first task will be to win the group," he said. Speaking of the final slot for the men's singles which has yet to be decided, Mohamad Norza said the status of Goh Soon Huat has not been confirmed although he has earned himself a shot at a place in the team. Soon Huat had crossed the first and second tests in the trials by beating Tan Chun Seang and Mohd Arif Latif, respectively. "We will evaluate the players from every aspect and take into account their current performance, fitness and achievements plus a fitness report from the National Sports Institute. "However, world number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei has chosen Misbun Ramdan Misbun ahead of Goh Soon Huat despite the former losing to the latter in the final selection match today," he said. Soon Huat beat Misbun Ramdan 21-19, 21-15 today. – Bernama, April 29, 2014.

Wimbledon seedings boost for champion Murray Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:57 AM PDT April 29, 2014 Britain's Andy Murray serves to Italy's Andreas Seppi during their Davis Cup quarter-final tennis match in Naples April 5, 2014. – Reuters pic, April 29, 2014.Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will be among the top seeds at this year's tournament despite having slipped down the ATP world ranking to eighth, organisers announced today. "We have a surfaced-based seeding system here at Wimbledon," All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) chairman Philip Brook told a press conference at the tournament venue in south London. "So we take the ranking points of each player, and add to that the ranking points they hypothetically received last year on grass, and we add to that 75% of the best-performing tournament in the previous year. "So to put it into context for Andy Murray, as winner of Queen's last year and winner here last year, and a finalist here in 2012, there will be a significant impact on him. "There will also be quite a significant impact on (Roger) Federer and (Novak) Djokovic. There will be some adjustment." Organisers also defended a move to increase the prize money for first-round losers by nearly 15% to £27,000 (RM147,850). Total prize money has gone up 10.8% to £25 million, with the winners of the men's and women's singles finals each in line to take home £1.76 million, compared to £1.6 million in 2013. "I slightly take issue with the notion that players will turn up and lose," said AELTC chief executive Richard Lewis. "I have to make the point that the players have worked hard to get there. Either they have have got into the championships through their ranking, so that's 12 months of play before, or there are some wild cards. "So to portray it as £27,000 for turning up and doing nothing, I don't think that's valid." Lewis also said that there were no plans to make alterations to any of the courts, despite a number of leading players having complained that they were too slippery during last year's tournament. "I think in hindsight that was more of an anecdotal problem over a couple of days, and only one or two players took issue with it," he said. "Wimbledon is played on a natural surface and of course the conditions change over the duration of the tournament. So we don't feel there are any issues to address on that." Wimbledon this year runs from June 23 to July 6. – AFP, April 29, 2014.

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Oscar Isaac named for ‘Star Wars VII’ as rumours intensify Posted: 29 Apr 2014 03:54 AM PDT April 29, 2014 i took it already... was actually doing it from the earlier email will be up in a minute Anand • NowThe lead actor from "Inside Llewyn Davis" is expected to appear in "Star Wars Episode VII" in a role that is said to be "significant", according to the latest rumours. The Guatemala-born American actor, who was praised for his performance in the Coen brothers' 2013 folk music tale "Inside Llewyn Davis", is in London in order to take part in a cast-wide table read of the "Episode VII" script, according to Deadline. With original "Star Wars" actress Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) relatively open about her likely involvement in the new film, and Darth Maul voice actor Peter Serafinowicz having taken a London selfie with Mark Hamill on April 27, a table read makes sense of the gradual migration of suspected participants towards Pinewood Studios. Other suspected cast members: Adam Driver (HBO's "Girls") and John Boyega ("Attack the Block") were also name–checked, while another possibility remains British theatre actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers. With Fisher and Hamill expected to play supporting roles in this first of a new trilogy of films, handing over to a new generation, Han Solo actor Harrison Ford was thought likely to follow suit. But Deadline's info indicates that Ford has been given "a gigantic role" for the trilogy starter. Clarity is expected to come over the weekend, with the arrival of May 4, dubbed "Star Wars Day" after its resemblance to part the franchise's iconic phrase "May the Force be with you". – AFP/Relaxnews, April 29, 2014.

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Power struggle blights Libya’s chaotic main airport Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:46 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]With a bomb on the runway, pets boarding planes and passengers jetting off without visas, Tripoli International Airport typifies the chaos that has gripped Libya since the 2011 ouster of Muammar Gaddafi. Western powers and Libya's neighbours worry the capital city's airport could be a gateway for illegal immigrants, including militant...

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‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ author agrees to e-book release Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:35 PM PDT April 29, 2014 Harper Lee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," has agreed to release the novel – one of the few literary classics available only in print – as an e-book, her publisher said on yesterday. The announcement coincided with the 88th birthday of the reclusive author, who described the digital version set to be released on July 8 as "Mockingbird for a new generation." "I'm still old-fashioned. I love dusty old books and libraries," Lee said in a rare public statement. The book, first published in 1960, has sold more than 30 million copies and is available in 40 languages worldwide. According to HarperCollins Publishers, it still sells around one million copies a year. "Every home has a dog-eared copy of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' and now readers will be able to add this favourite book to their digital libraries," said Michael Morrison, president and publisher of HarperCollins US General Books Group and Canada. The book was adapted to a movie in 1962 starring Gregory Peck, who played the novel's main character, Atticus Finch, a white lawyer who defends an African-American man wrongly accused of rape during the 1930s "Jim Crow" era. The movie won three Academy Awards and is considered by the American Film Institute as one of the best films of all time. The release of the e-book comes nearly a year after Lee sued her former literary agent over an alleged scheme to trick her into signing away the copyright to her novel. She later reached a settlement. In February, Lee also settled another lawsuit with a museum in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, which she accused of illegally profiting from the book, the only novel Lee ever published. – Reuters, April 29, 2014.

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Ziarah kembali ‘Kampung Kambing’  A Samad Said Posted: 28 Apr 2014 04:44 PM PDT April 29, 2014 Shukur mempunyai lebih 30 tahun pengalaman sebagai wartawan dan bekerja dengan pelbagai media. Beliau kini pencen tetapi menjadi pemerhati politik yang tegar. Kehidupan dan kenangan masa lampau, segala peristiwa yang terjadi, orang yang pernah ditemui sebagai saudara mara dan sahabat dan semuanya, adalah nilai yang sangat berharga. Lebih-lebih lagi kepada seorang seniman atau sasterawan. Kehidupan dan nostalgia ini jika dinilai secara positif, sangat bermakna, justeru ia seperti bayangan wajah kita di air jernih, atau dicermin besar – yang tidak berbohong atau menipu, bahawa itulah sebenarnya kita. Seterusnya bagaimana pula kita mentafsirkan kehidupan ini. Sebab itulah Sasterawan Negara Datuk A Samad Said pernah menyatakan, "Tidak ramai manusia yang sempat memikirkan apa ertinya kehidupan mereka. Maknanya dengan caranya sendiri, dengan kehalusan seninya dan kekayaan imaginasi dan pemikirannya, penulis yang seniman berupaya menyingkapkan pengalaman baru kepada sesiapa sahaja yang meresapi atau menghayati karyanya." Pemikiran yang beginilah yang mencetuskan idea A Samad Said untuk menulis novel 'Salina'nya. Novel itu yang menjadi terkenal hingga ke peringkat antarabangsa, adalah potret kehidupan tidak sampai 10 tahun selepas Perang Dunia Ke-2 yang merempuh Singapura dan Malaya. Kehidupan di zaman itu dengan segala kepayahannya dipenuhi bekas keruntuhan bangunan, rumah dan kedai beratap zink, bilik mandi dan tandas di luar. Begitulah gambaran yang dilukiskan oleh novelis ini dalam novel 'Salina', dan di sanalah hadirnya watak wanita bernama 'Salina' di tengah masyarakat gelandangan, wanita yang menjadi 'hamba' seorang lelaki bernama Abd Fakar yang memaksa Salina mencari wang setiap malam untuk diserahkan kepadanya. A Samad Said sendiri mendiami 'Kampung Kambing' untuk beberapa waktu di mana jirannya adalah penyair A S Amin. Beliau sendiri memberi nama kawasan gelandangan itu sebagai 'Kampung Kambing' yang kemudiannya menjadi latar belakang novelnya itu. 'Kampung Kambing' itu terletak di sekitar kawasan Ranggon Road di tengah kota raya Singapura. Saya mengunjungi kembali 'Kampung Kambing' ini baru-baru ini dalam lawatan ke Singapura untuk mengenang masa lampau, kerana saya sendiri pernah menemui A Samad Said dan A Amin di rumah mereka di situ. Ia semasa saya menetap di Singapura selama tujuh tahun – bekerja dan belajar. Kini, keadaan 'Kampung Kambing' 'sama sekali 'hilang'. Ia menjadi sebahagian daripada kota raya Singapura yang moden. Kawasan itu dipenuhi bangunan pencakar langit, stesyen MRT, kompleks membeli belah, pelbagai jenis kedai yang menjual barangan berjenama, restoran dan cafe. Tidak ada lagi rumah teres yang panas dan sempit, berdekatan kandang lembu yang baunya terhidu setiap malam oleh penghuni 'Kampung Kambing' itu.  Namun novel 'Salina' dan watak-watak di dalamnya akan terus dibaca dan ditafsirkan, bahawa ia adalah sebuah kehidupan yang benar. Di sanalah A Samad Said sering bertemu dengan A S Amin, Nor S I dan Jimy Asmara dan bersama minum teh sarbat di Owen Roda, tidak jauh dari sana. Saya sendiri melihat bahawa kenangan masa lampau itu tidak mungkin dapat dipadamkan, justeru ia seperti bayangan wajah kita di air jernih, atau dicermin besar – yang tidak berbohong atau menipu, bahawa itulah sebenarnya kita. Novelis A Samad Said yang pernah menjadi guru saya menulis dan kemudian menjadi bos serta sahabat, dilahirkan di Belimbing Dalam, Melaka pada 9 April 1935, kemudian berhijrah ke Singapura bersama ayah bondanya. Beliau mendapat pendidikan awalnya di Sekolah Melayu Kota Raja, Singapura sebelum melanjutkan pelajarannya ke Victoria Institutionm juga di Singapura. Oleh itu, menziarahi kembali 'Kampung Kambing', tempat yang menjadi latar belakang novel 'Salina' A Samad Said itu, saya kira sangat berharga. Kini, lebih setengah abad berlalu, demikian ramai Angkatan Sasterawan '50 (Asas 50) yang memeriahkan dunia penulisan zaman itu yang berhijrah ke Malaysia atau meninggal dunia. Namun nama-nama Keris Mas, Usman Awang, A Samad Ismail, Asraf, Awam El-Serkam,  Wijaya Mala, Jimy Asmara dan lain-lain adalah para tokoh Asas '50 yang terakam dalam sejarah. Bagaimanapun, dunia penulis di Singapura terus berkembang hingga kini dengan cara dan keadaan yang berlainan dengan melahirkan ramai penulis berbakat. Sejarah perkembangan sastera Melayu Singapura kini menampilkan kerencaman daripada segi kumpulan penulis dan karya yang dihasilkan. Jelas sekali persuratan di Singapura masih kukuh merentasi zaman dan waktu. Cuma tumpuan terhadap penghasilan dan penerbitannya sahaja yang agak berbeza. Namun demikian, ia tetap mendapat sokongan proaktif daripada pemerintah dan badan-badan swasta dalam melestarikan persuratan Melayu Singapura. Demikian menurut kajian Mohamed Pitchay Gani Bin Mohamed Abdul Aziz dari Institut Pendidikan Nasional Universiti Teknologi Nanyang. Menurutnya, sokongan padu pemerintah dalam hal pertumbuhan dan perkembangan sastera Melayu Singapura tidak dapat disampingkan kerana peranan utama ini juga menghasilkan lima penerima anugerah terunggul Asia Tenggara, iaitu SEA Write Award daripada raja Thailand. Mereka adalah Muhd Ariff Ahmad, Masuri SN, Abdul Ghani Hamid, Suratman Markasan dan Mohamed Latiff Mohammed. Para penerima ini adalah golongan mapan yang menjadi citra sastera Melayu Singapura sepanjang zaman dalam bidang masing-masing yang mereka suburkan melalui Asas '50 dan institusi lain amnya. Menurut kajian beliau lagi, Sastera Melayu Singapura umumnya dibentuk oleh dua komponen utama, iaitu akhbar dan Anugerah Persuratan. Jelas sekali, katanya, peranan akhbar selaku wahana bagi bahan kreatif dan kritikan sangat menggalakkan. Melalui akhbar, banyak bakat-bakat baru dalam penulisan lahir dan digalakkan. Sejak tahun 1965 hingga kini, dianggarkan sejumlah 3200 buah karya dalam bentuk cerpen dan sajak yang dihasilkan dalam akhbar sahaja. Jumlah ini tidak termasuk terbitan di majalah, jurnal mahupun buku dan antologi. Menurut Mohamed Pitchay Gani  lagi, para penulis sastera Melayu Singapura yang prolifik sebenarnya mencapai kemuncak pada tahun 70-an, kerana pada zaman tersebut lahir lebih kurang 40 penulis baru dalam dunia sastera Melayu berbanding dengan yang ada iaitu lapan bagi tahun 60-an, 14 bagi tahun 80-an dan tujuh bagi tahun 90-an. Jelas sekali tahun 70-an tahun emas bagi sastera Melayu Singapura kerana ledakan daripada kesuburan jumlah penulis pada zaman tersebut menjadi asas kepada peningkatan kegiatan dan penerbitan bagi tahun yang selanjutnya. Kini, penulis baru Singapura yang menyerlah sejak tahun 90-an ialah Alfian Sa'at, Chairul Fahmy Hussaini, Mohamed Pitchay Gani Bin Mohamed Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Rafi Bin Abu Bakar, Rohani Bte Din, Shaffiq Bin Selamat dan Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit. Mereka ini diharapkan akan terus berkarya dan saya kira, Sasterawan Negara A Samad Said tentu merasa gembira dengan kemajuan ini, walaupun tiada lagi 'Kampung Kambing' untuk menjadi latar belakang novel Melayu akan datang. – 29 April, 2014. * Ini adalah pendapat peribadi penulis dan tidak semestinya mewakili pandangan The Malaysian Insider.

Learn to beat the bus the Barca way Posted: 28 Apr 2014 04:26 PM PDT April 29, 2014 As a player, Shebby Singh won everything there was to win in Malaysia football, and represented the country on the international stage. It used to be a single bus, now it has become two buses, according to Brendan Rodgers. Very soon it will have to be decided if the buses in question are single or of the double-decker variety. But more about the Mourinho Express later. At the end of the day, it is about defensive discipline. And this was in abundance when Barcelona played Villareal late Sunday night. The Catalans, struggling with emotions after the passing of Tito Villanova, had to contend once again with trying to break down a tight defence. The Spanish giants have had to deal with negative football too many times over the years. Yet, they turn up every week knowing they are going to break teams down, teams that only set out to stifle instead of expressing themselves. The boys from Barca come prepared with a mentality of needing patience and composure, instead of constant trickery and fluidity. Quite possibly, Barcelona are the only team in the world who face opponents happy to defend deep every week. They never complain. They get on with their job of keeping possession and being patient. And last night, Villareal finally cracked despite taking a deserved two-goal lead courtesy of counter-attacking moves coming good. A cruel double deflection and a header from a badly-positioned defender brought Barca back into the game and Leo Messi finally sealed the win. However, just a few hours earlier, at Anfield, the home team had been defeated by an opponent they could not break down, despite enjoying better possession and a massive margin in shots at goal. For all that has been said and done, Chelsea are under no obligation to attack or even to try to play at Anfield. Jose Mourinho, ever the Reactive One, is special in what he does, but it does not mean that what he does is not boring to watch. It works, and that is what matters in football. But if one were to analyse the match further, it becomes obvious that the lack of European football has meant there is no variation in tactics by Brendan Rodgers. He has perfected the game plan of attacking teams with a fast brand of progressive football. He has caught the English Premier League by surprise by being a breath of fresh air in what has become a stuffy league. This, however, has caught up with Liverpool, and it was never more apparent than against Chelsea that space and time in the defensive third of the pitch is a commodity. It certainly is going to be the norm when Liverpool return to European football at the highest level next season. There will be quite perhaps the time when Rodgers will have to apply the same negative tactics too, akin to those that Rafael Benitez applied with varying degrees of success during his tenure at Anfield, both in Europe and in England. Even the great Real Madrid had to resort to a very deep and compact defensive formation when they hosted and beat Bayern Munich in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final last Wednesday. Certainly, it has been a major lesson learnt for Rodgers and we can forgive his bitterness, which is probably a spur of the moment reaction. If not for the calamitous mistake by Steven Gerrard, it could well have been a goalless draw. The cruel irony of the Liverpool stalwart, inspiring with his "We won't let this slip" cry post-Manchester City, but did exactly that as he was the victim of a poor first touch. Demba Ba made no mistake and Liverpool then peppered Chelsea to no avail. The comfort with which Chelsea sat back was unnerving for the Anfield crowd, Branislav Ivanovic imperious at centerback. The Serbian fullback was at ease facing off Raheem Sterling and Coutinho's direct runs. Alongside him, the young Czech talent Tomas Kalas – making his debut in place of an injured John Terry - and his first ever Premier League assignment was Luis Suarez. The final result tells us he succeeded. Speed and a good sense of positioning makes him a defender to watch for the future. Gerrard peppered Mark Schwarzer's goal with shot after shot, but the lack of conviction behind them was apparent. With each passing shot, Gerrard grew more and more frustrated, most visibly crumpling to the ground after a brilliant opportunity to head for goal was wasted with a meek header instead. Ultimately, with all feet on deck, that is in the Chelsea half, the Blues grabbed a second when Fernando Torres and Willian broke into the Liverpool half unmarked, leaving just 50 yards and Simon Mignolet between them and the goal. Torres unselfishly set Willian for the tap-in, and one wonders if the thought crossed the Spaniard's mind to go for goal himself. But one prefers to think he just did not want to be the one to hit the final nail into his former club's disappointing night. The Premier League title is still Liverpool's to play for and expect them to be smarter in their ways. Manchester City have to win their three remaining fixtures – Everton (away), Aston Villa (home), West Ham United (home) – and Liverpool fans will be looking to their Merseyside neighbours for a massive favour on Saturday. However, the question still lingers – could Chelsea snatch it in the end? This season is far from over. – April 29, 2014. * This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malaysian Insider.

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Yadim setuju berada dalam jawatankuasa teknikal hudud jika dipelawa Posted: 29 Apr 2014 03:06 AM PDT April 29, 2014 Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) bersetuju berada dalam jawatankuasa teknikal hudud peringkat kebangsaan jika ia dibentuk dan Yadim dipelawa untuk menganggotainya. Yang Dipertua Yadim Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (gambar) berkata perbincangan mengenai hukum hudud yang mahu dilaksanakan PAS Kelantan itu perlu dihalusi melalui jawatankuasa berkenaan dan PAS perlu melihat objektif penubuhannya tanpa sebarang prejudis. "Yadim, kalau dipanggil, kami akan duduk bersama (jawatankuasa berkenaan). Ini juga peluang terbaik buat dua parti terbesar berada bersama berbincang berkenaan masa depan dan hala tuju Islam di negara ini. "Jawatankuasa ini bukan nanti kerana asasnya adalah politik tetapi kita nak buat kerana benar-benar mahu melaksanakan hukum Allah itu sendiri. Kalau niat kita betul, Insya-Allah akan dipermudahkan. Kalau salah, akan menjadi fitnah kepada negara dan Islam," katanya kepada pemberita selepas mengadakan pertemuan dengan bekas menteri besar Kelantan yang juga Mursyidul Am PAS Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat di Institut Pemikiran Tok Guru di Kota Darul Naim di Kota Baharu hari ini. Ahad lalu Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin menyarankan penubuhan jawatankuasa berkenaan yang disertai oleh pihak yang arif mengenai hukum hudud termasuk pakar-pakar hukum agama dari luar negara. Muhyiddin berkata hukum hudud itu perlu diperbincangkan secara halus kerana masih ramai yang tidak memahaminya. Sebelum ini kerajaan PAS Kelantan melalui anggota Parlimen parti itu dilaporkan akan membawa usul rang undang-undang persendirian (hukum hudud) di Dewan Rakyat bagi mendapatkan kebenaran melaksanakan Enakmen Kanun Jenayah Syariah (2) 1993 selewat-lewatnya Disember tahun ini. Sementara itu, Nik Abdul Aziz ketika ditemui selepas itu, melahirkan rasa gembiranya dengan cadangan Muhyiddin itu dan berharap ia mampu direalisasikan segera. Bagaimanapun beliau menyerahkan kepada pihak tertentu untuk melaksanakan jawatankuasa teknikal itu dan enggan campur tangan mengenainya. – Bernama, 29 April, 2014.

MH370: Jepun mohon sertai panel pakar, kata Hishammuddin Posted: 29 Apr 2014 02:56 AM PDT April 29, 2014 Japan memohon untuk menyertai panel pakar antarabangsa yang akan membuat penyelidikan berhubung insiden kehilangan MH370 Malaysia Airlines, kata Pemangku Menteri Pengangkutan Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (gambar). Beliau berkata Jepun dialu-alukan untuk menyertainya kerana panel itu mengamalkan ketelusan dan mempunyai kredibiliti. "Ada permintaan bahawa mereka (Jepun) diberi ruang dalam panel pakar yang akan membuat penyelidikan berhubung kait dengan MH370. "Kami tiada masalah untuk mereka menyertai panel kerana seluruh dunia ingin tahu mengenai MH370 dan seperti saya sebutkan sebelumnya, mungkin apa yang kita tahu berhubung MH370 akan mengubah sejarah penerbangan," kata beliau kepada pemberita. Sebelum itu, Hishammuddin menerima kunjungan rakan sejawatannya dari Jepun Itsunori Onodera di Kementerian Pertahanan di Kuala Lumpur hari ini. Hishammuddin menegaskan bahawa Malaysia dan Jepun berminat untuk meneruskan usaha menangani isu seperti menjamin keamanan dan kestabilan di rantau ini, bantuan bencana, berkongsi maklumat bagi memerangi keganasan dan industri pertahanan. Mengulas laporan bahawa Jepun menarik diri daripada operasi mencari pesawat yang hilang itu, Hishammuddin berkata: "Jauh sekali.. (tarik diri), Menteri Pertahanannya datang tadi untuk menyatakan bahawa apa lagi yang mereka boleh bantu. "Ini menunjukkan bahawa komitmen mereka masih lagi kukuh," katanya. Penerbangan MH370 bersama 239 orang dalam pesawat hilang daripada imbasan radar pada 8 Mac ketika dalam penerbangan dari Kuala Lumpur ke Beijing. Misi pencarian di bawah permukaan laut yang diketuai Australia kini dijalankan di perairan dekat Perth, Australia. Ia merupakan pertemuan pertama Onodera, yang menjadi Menteri Pertahanan Jepun pada Disember 2012, dengan Hishammuddin. – Bernama, 29 April, 2014.

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