Updated/ 31 Dec 2014: AirAsia Flight QZ8501 missing

Updated/ 31 Dec 2014: AirAsia Flight QZ8501 missing

Dec 31
5.45pm: First two bodies have arrived at Surabaya, where relatives are waiting. Photo: BBC


5.30pm: Singapore's MV Swift Rescue will deploy a Remotely Operated Vehicle when it reaches the south coast of Borneo tomorrow (Jan 1). The vehicle will search underwater for the aircraft's main fuselage and black box. Photo: Raj Nadarajan

5pm: Singapore sends 5th navy ship to join rescue and search operations. The RSS Kallang has the capability to conduct underwater search operations.
3.08pm: President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong offer condolences to Indonesian counterparts.
2.23pm: Rescue divers have not been able to conduct their operations today due to bad weather, reports local media.
1.26pm: Rescue agency BASARNAS confirms there are now a total of 3 female and 4 male bodies found.
1.00pm: Another body recovered bring the total to seven bodies so far, reports local media.
12.20pm: Singapore to offer 2 more naval assets with underwater capabilities and replace corvette

11.05am: RSS Persistence arrived earlier at 9.30am, given a more defined search area, reports Channel NewsAsia.
10.29am: So far, 93 families have submitted general data for body identification. 30 families have submitted DNA samples.
9.54am: Rescue agency BASARNAS says bodies will be brought to Pangkalanbun, and then to Surabaya.
8.00am: Singapore’s RSS Valour, Swift Rescue take sector 2 while RSS Persistence, Supreme take sector 4 of rescue zone. Each measures 28 x 56 nautical miles.

(Photo: Channel NewsAsia)
6.50am: Malaysia Airline’s logo goes grey in solidarity with AirAsia.

6.45am: Day 4 of search and rescue mission begins at daybreak. Day 4 of search and rescue operation focused on four sectors measuring 28x56 nautical miles, says Malaysia’s chief of navy.
6.30am: US Navy ready to send maritime patrol plane, sonar equipment to scour seabed. US Fort Worth to be deployed from Singapore to join search for missing flight wreckage.
6.26am: The RSS Persistence, a landing ship tank, with two Super Puma helicopters on board is headed to the new search location south of Kalimantan. Its estimated arrival time is 10am on Wednesday (Dec 31).

Source: todayonline.com

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Updated/ 30 Dec 2014: AirAsia Flight QZ8501 missing

Updated/ 30 Dec 2014: AirAsia Flight QZ8501 missing

Dec 30
6.13pm: Indonesian helicopter flying at 200ft spots several more bodies, says Navy spokesman.
6.11pm: Detik reports that an AirAsia official in Surabaya was furious towards TV One crew for showing uncensored footage of the bodies. Several relatives broke into tears, and some fainted.


5.54pm: Singapore navy vessels have been redeployed to the site where debris and bodies were found, says Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen.

5.51pm: TODAY in Manggar Belitung - 6 bodies to be brough to Tanjung Pandan in Belitung for identification because river leading to Pangkalabun is too small for the navy ship carrying the bodies to enter, says Mr Basuri Tjahaja Purnama, Regent of East Belitung.

5.28pm: Indonesian media reports that more than 40 bodies have been recovered
4.15pm: Indonesia's TV One broadcasting footage of helicopters evacuating bodies of victims

4.11pm: AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes sends out his condolences.

(Twitter screengrab)
3.30pm: BASARNAS PRESS CONFERENCE:

(Screengrab from Berita Satu)
Key points:
"At 1350, Indonesian C-130 spotted a 'plane-like' object underwater."
"At just past 1400, same plane spotted what looked like a body."
"At 1450 Indonesian navy ship KRI Bung Tomo, found what is thought to be an emergency door of an airplane."
"Based on the findings, BASARNAS is 95% certain that the location of the findings is indeed the location of the AirAsia aircraft."
"Depth of the sea where the debris were found is 25-30 meters."
"Results of the recovery will be brought to Surabaya for identification."
"Due to the shallow depth of water, a submersible may no longer be needed."
3.00pm: Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim puts out a Facebook post showing his concern regarding the issue.

2.07pm: Metro TV quotes air force officer: "10 bigger items and countless smaller items... not usually seen on sea surface."
1.02pm: AirAsia says it will fly families of QZ8501 passengers to search area.
1.00pm: New Zealand dispatches an air force P3 Orion to join search for the AirAsia flight.
12.30pm: The governor for Bangka Belitung archipelago Rustam Efendi visits Manggar operation base to greet rescuers.\

(Photo: Xue Jianyue/TODAY)
12.27pm: Teleconference for families and authorities linking Surabaya airport, Jakarta and Singapore begins.
11.47am: False alarm as two emergency signals received by search officials are said to not be from missing flight, reports CNA
10.02am: Officials showing the map of Day 3's search area.

(Picture: Sumisha Naidu/Channel NewsAsia)
9.59am: South Korea to send surveillance plane to aid Indonesia later today, reports Yonhap News Agency.
9.42am: Indonesia widens air search for QZ8501 from 7 areas to 13-area search zone; 4 helicopters deployed, reports Channel NewsAsia, AP.
8.55am: Fire reportedly spotted on an island in search zone. 2 small planes sent to check on them.
8.50am: China announces that it will deploy a frigate and air force jet to the search zone.
8.46am: According to news website Mirror UK, area where flight disappeared is reportedly known as the Thunderstorm factory. Reports say veteran pilots usually avoid this part of the Java Sea because of its catastrophic storms.
6.45am: Reports say US is sending a destroyer, the USS Sampson, to aid in search for missing flight.

Source: todayonline.com

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Updated/ 29 Dec 2014: AirAsia Flight QZ8501 missing

 

Updated/ 29 Dec 2014: AirAsia Flight QZ8501 missing

5.13pm: One of the four fishing boats that were searching the waters around Nangka Island has returned to Manggar, the base of search operations. Fishermen and police on board told reporters they did not find anything related to the flight.








5.10pm: Channel NewsAsia reports - Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said in a news conference that Indonesia is aware of reports on "wreckage" found in the Java Sea by Australian aircraft but cannot confirm until further analysis is conducted.
He says there is no time frame on the search and locate mission and anything found will be treated with utmost importance. Indonesia hopes there will be survivors but is "prepared for the worst", he said.
30 ships and 15 aircraft from various countries are taking part in the search operation and fishermen are being asked to help. Indonesia now mulling offers of help from the UK and France.
Separately, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes saying the airline company has not begun thinking about compensation as the search is still underway. No changes will be made to operations until the search and investigations are complete.
4.26pm: Singapore navy vessels, RSS Supreme and RSS Valour, have arrived at the QZ8501 search area, says Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Facebook.



4.03pm: At a press conference today, Mr Steven Teo, Senior Investigator at Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore, explains how locator beacons are used:

"Typically, flight recorders are affixed in an underwater locator beacon, which is this cylindrical device here. So the intent for this ULB is when it's submerged into the water, it will start to emit an acoustic signal. How we detect this signal is by using a hydrophone -- something like an underwater microphone."
"An operator will submerge the hydrophone underwater, and will rotate it 360 degrees. Another operator will use headsets and listen for the signal. The theory is that as the hydrophone rotates towards the blackbox directly, the sound will get louder. If it starts to get softer, we know we have passed it."
"The operator will try to ascertain the direction. Once this has been determined, we will input  the coordinates into a software. This will be repeated twice to determine the location the flight's ULB will highly likely be in."
"With this information, we will forward them to our Indonesian counterparts, who will then follow up. These follow up actions may include sending divers to the location we determined to physically look for the flight data recorder."
3.32pm: AP Reports: Indonesian official says that an Australian Orion aircraft has detected suspicious objects near Nangka island, 1,120km from the location where the plane lost contact.
"However, we cannot be sure whether it is part of the missing AirAsia plane," said the official. "We are now moving in that direction, which is in cloudy conditions."
3.05pm: Malaysia has deployed three navy vessels and more aircraft to join in the search, according to Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai.

2.20pm: AirAsia says it plans to retire the callsign QZ8501.
2.08pm: Indonesia accepts Singapore's offer of specialist teams and underwater locator equipment.

12.27pm: China's foreign ministry says government offering help in search for missing flight. So far, other countries who have pledged support are Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea.
12:00pm: AirAsia shares lose more than 7% in morning trading in Kula Lumpur, after QZ8501 incident.
11:33am: Various media are beginning to cite Indonesian rescue officials saying that QZ8501 has crashed into the sea.
"Based on our coordinates, we predict that the plane is on the sea, for now it could be in the bottom of the sea," Soelistyo, head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, told reporters.
11:30am: Changi Airport Group spokesperson: "Some of the QZ8501 passengers' next-of-kin have returned to the holding area at around 8am this morning, awaiting further updates from the authorities. Counsellors deployed by the authorities are also providing them with emotional support."

11:10am: Major press conference to be held by search mission commanders in Belitung Island.

10:15am: CNN reports that families of passengers on missing flight meet behind closed doors with CEO Tony Fernandes.
9.53am: South Korea announces it will join search for missing AirAsia plane.
8.40am: Indonesian authorities are seen briefing search-and-rescue personnel before the mission takes place. Three areas will be searched around the islands and seas north and east of Belitung Island:
1. Nangka island, where fishermen reportedly heard a crash.
2. Lung island, where fishermen reportedly saw a plane going down.
3. Serutu island, where fishermen reportedly saw dead bodies.

8.15am: TODAY is on site at Manggar, East Belitung Island. Indonesian military & fisherman are seen working together at a search and rescue base in preparation for the search mission.

8.11am: Australia Defence Force despatches a AP-3C Orion Maritime Patrol craft from Darwin to help in search.
8:00am: Indonesia rescue agency says search will focus on 270 nautical miles radius off Belitung Island in Java sea
7.30am: Search for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 resumes.
7.00am: Second RSAF C-130 sets off from Singapore to join the search for QZ8501.

Source: .todayonline.com

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Breaking News: Air Asia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore missing

SINGAPORE — An AirAsia flight carrying 162 people from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore lost contact with air traffic control today (Dec 28). The plane was due to arrive in Singapore at 8.30am. Stay tuned for live updates.

5.41pm: Singapore reacts: Second Minister of Defence and former Chief of Army Chan Chun Sing says Singapore is working closely with their Indonesian counterparts on the search.





5.03pm: AP reports: The Airbus A320 is a workhorse of modern aviation. The A320 family of jets has a very good safety record, with just 0.14 fatal accidents per million takeoffs. AirAsia has never lost a plane before and has a good safety track record.
4.50pm: AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes is on his way to Surabaya.




4.36pm: Airbus says QZ 8501 had accumulated approximately 23,000 flight hours in some 13,600 flights. The aircraft manufacturer will be providing full assistance to the French safety investigation authority, BEA, and to the authorities in charge of the investigation.
4.23pm: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean visited families at Changi Airport.

4.05pm: Indonesia has accepted Singapore’s offer to assist in the search and locate efforts, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. Indonesian authorities requested for one C-130 plane for now. The plane has already been launched.
4.02pm: Changi Airport Group says it will issue a statement in the next hour on accomodation arrangements for relatives of people onboard QZ8501.
3.56pm: A China foreign ministry spokesperson said that Beijng shared “deep concerns” over the safety of people on board QZ8501. Both Chinese missions in Singapore and Indonesia are keeping track of the situation, according to the spokesperson.
Mr Bian Liangwei, whose brother was on flight MH370, told South China Morning Post: "I hope all the people aboard the Air Asia flight are fine. After all, there's no confirmation yet."
3.50pm: Malaysia has set up a rescue coordination centre and are deploying assets now to aid in the search, says Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai.

3.45pm: Members of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation arrived at Changi Airport to offer support to family members. They were not allowed to enter into the holding area.

3.07pm: AirAsia senior management in Singapore say current plan is for media briefing to be held in Indonesia.
2.57pm: According to real-time weather monitoring & lightning detection network Weather Bug, there were lightning strikes near path of flight QZ8501 between 2309hrs & 2320hrs UTC. around the time the flight went missing.

2.43pm: South Korean foreign ministry confirm one male and one female in their thirties and an infant were onboard.
2.39pm: Flight lost contact somewhere between waters off Kalimantan and Tanjung Pandan, says transport minister.
2.37pm: Indonesian transport minister say search and locate operations will be focused on an area off East Java.
2.27pm: Prime Minister Najib tweets his condolences

2.23pm: Indonesia officials reportedly saying no way QZ8501 could still be in the air as it would have run out of fuel.
2.14pm: Malaysia's transport minister Liow Tiong Lai at AirAsia HQ in Kuala Lumpur

2.05pm: Indonesia's transport ministry instructs all ships in the area to look out for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501.
1.49pm: RSAF has two C-130 aircrafts on standby to assist in search-and rescue operations
1.42pm: QZ8501 had last undergone scheduled maintenance on Nov 16 this year: AirAsia
1.30pm: AirAsia statement - Captain in command had a total of 6,100 flying hours and the first officer a total of 2,275 flying hours. There were 155 passengers on board, with 138 adults, 16 children and 1 infant. Also on board were 2 pilots and 5 cabin crew.
The aircraft was on the submitted flight plan route and was requesting deviation due to enroute weather before communication with the aircraft was lost while it was still under the control of the Indonesian Air Traffic Control (ATC).
The aircraft had undergone its last scheduled maintenance on 16 November 2014.
AirAsia has established an Emergency Call Centre that is available for family or friends of those who may have been on board the aircraft. The number is: +622129850801.
1.28pm: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tweets

12.52pm: AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes tweets

11:55am: AirAsia has updated its profile picture on Facebook to a grey logo.

11:47am: AirAsia Indonesia confirms that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24am Singapore time.





Source: todayonline.com

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Bekas Suami Abby Abadi Sudah Sedia Jadi Pelakon

PETALING JAYA: Bekas suami kepada artis Abby Abadi iaitu Muhammad Noor Farhan Che Bakar sudah bersedia untuk menjadi pelakon selepas kontroversi perceraiannya dengan wanita itu tidak lagi diperkatakan.

Farhan, 26, berkata, dia sudah menjalani beberapa uji bakat termasuklah sesi fotografi dengan majalah hiburan.

"Saya ingin cuba nasib dalam bidang lakonan dan tidak kisah watak apa yang ingin diberikan asalkan ia memberi pengalaman dan laluan kepada saya berada dalam bidang ini.

"Sebelum ini saya memang tidak ada pengalaman berlakon tetapi saya sangat berminat dan ingin cuba sahaja dulu dalam bidang ini," ujarnya kepada mStar Online, ketika dihubungi di sini, Jumaat.

Gambar kenangan Abby bersama Farhan ketika masih menjadi suami isteri.

Tambah Farhan, selepas perceraiannya dengan Abby Abadi pada Mei lalu, dia ada menerima tawaran berlakon namun terpaksa ditolak kerana belum bersedia.

Katanya, kini adalah masa yang paling sesuai berikutan kontroversi perceraian yang dilaluinya sudah mulai reda.

Sementara itu,  sebagai persediaan menjadi seorang artis dia kini mula meluangkan masa ke gim bagi membina badan.

"Selepas bercerai ada juga yang risik dan tawarkan saya untuk berlakon tetapi saya tolak kerana rasa tidak bersedia lagi mungkin faktor badan saya.

"Baru-baru ini ada kawan bertanya semula tentang tawaran lakonan dan saya fikir ini masa yang sesuai," ujarnya.

Sementara itu, Farhan turut memberitahu niat untuk berlakon dipendam sejak berkahwin dengan aktres tersebut.

Dia pernah mengutarakan hasrat berkenaan namun ditentang oleh bekas isterinya itu.

"Dulu saya pernah cakap dengan dia yang saya ingin cuba nasib jadi pelakon tetapi dia tidak benarkan langsung. Sekarang ini senang, tidak banyak yang perlu difikirkan," ujarnya.

Muhammad Noor Farhan dan Abby atau atau nama sebenarnya Arbaiyah Abd Manan, 37,  bernikah pada 9 Julai 2013 di Selatan Thailand.

Mereka disahkan bercerai pada 9 Mei lalu dengan talak satu.

Sumber: Mstar

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Anak Gadis Rosyam Nor itu disuruh membuka tudung ?

HAMLEYS Tampil Dengan Permohonan maaf

Sebelum ini cerita panas mengenai anak gadis Rosyam Nor itu disuruh membuka tudung jika ingin bekerja di sebuh kedai di pusat membeli belah terkemuka tanah air tersebar meluas di Media Sosial. 

Dengan itu pihak HAMLEYS tampil dengan permohonan maaf. Rupa-rupanya salah seorang pekerja HAMLEYS yang baru dan tidak mempunyai kuasa untuk menemuduga atau mengambil pekerja, telah memberi maklumat yang tidak tepat. ehm selepas ini kami berharap pihak  HAMLEYS lebih peka isu - isu seperti ini. Ini kerana banyak menguris hati orang Islam di negara ini

Permohonan maaf daripada pihak HAMLEYS

Salam Sejahtera Semua

Terima kasih kepada semua yang memberitahu pihak kami mengenai isu ini.

Kami tidak mempunyai sebarang polisi syarikat di mana pekerja wanita tidak dibenarkan memakai hijab/tudung. Kami memang mengalu-alukan semua yang ingin bekerja untuk datang membuat permohonan kerja, tidak kira bangsa atau agama.

Setelah disiasat, memang salah seorang pekerja kami yang baru dan tidak mempunyai kuasa untuk menemuduga atau mengambil pekerja, telah memberi maklumat yang tidak betul kepada anak Datuk Rosyam. Tindakan disiplin telah pun diambil terhadap pekerja ini.

Pihak pengurusan serta semua pekerja di kedai kami dengan ikhlas ingin memohon maaf di atas isu ini. Kami berasa sangat kesal dengan insiden ini dan juga dengan apa yang telah tercetus disebabkannya. Diharap Datuk Rosyam serta anak gadisnya dan juga kaum Muslimin & Muslimah yang telah terguris dengan kejadian ini sudi merima permohonan maaf kami ini.

Yang Ikhlas
Pihak Pengurusan

https://www.facebook.com/hamleysmalaysia

Ini kata Rosyam Nor:

Sedih, harini anak saya yg baru habis SPM gi mintak kerja nak isi masa terluang TAPI syarat kena bukak tudung. Kedai HAMLEY's !!! Kurang aja

Kedai tu kat ONE UTAMA .ingat nama HAMLEYS jgn masuk k

Diharap perkara ini menjadi perhatian kerana seperti merendahkan agama, maruah orang dan menggalakkan orang membuka tudung.

Rosyam Nor juga meminta orang ramai boikot kedai tersebut.

Ini pula tulis Hamleys Malaysia:

Salam to our Muslim brothers and sisters... Please bear with us while we investigate this alleged incident thoroughly. Thank you for your kind patience.

Hamleys kini sedang menyiasat kejadian yang menimpa anak gadis Rosyam Nor

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Izzue Islam Elak Bersentuhan Dengan Pelakon Wanita

Pelakon kacak Izzue Islam  bertegas dengan prinsip lakonannya yang meletakkan syarat untuk tidak bersentuhan dengan pelakon wanita demi menjaga statusnya sebagai suami.

Menurut Izzue,keputusan tersebut dibuat sendiri olehnya dan tiada kaitan dengan mana-mana pihak.

“Saya mahu menghadkan bersentuhan dengan pelakon wanita lagipun saya sudah berkahwin dan berstatus suami orang.

“Keputusan ini dibuat oleh saya sendiri dan sebelum berlakon saya juga ada beritahu pihak produksi mengenai perkara ini dan mereka juga tiada masalah,” katanya ketika ditemui pada majlis pra-tonton telefilem ‘Oh My English Villa Isabellaaa!’ bertempat di GSC Signature,The Garden pada petang Rabu.

Selain itu, Izzue atau nama sebenarnya Muhammad Izzul Islam Mazlan juga memberitahu untuk melakonkan adengan romantik tidak semestinya perlu bersentuhan.

“Saya rasa banyak lagi cara untuk menunjukkan babak-babak romantik dan tidak semestinya perlu bersentuhan.

“Saya pun nak jaga status saya sebagai suami dan dalam masa yang sama saya juga menghormati dan menjaga maruah pelakon wanita.

“Jadi saya rasa isu ini tidak perlulah diperbesarkan lagi,” ujarnya.

Di samping itu Izzue juga diminta mengulas mengenai spekulasi yang mengatakan prinsip tersebut mempunyai kaitan dengan isteri yang juga merupakan pengurusnya iaitu Awin.

“Orang boleh berkata macam-macam tetapi sebenarnya keputusan ini datangnya dari saya sendiri.

"Sudah-sudahlah kaitkan perkara ini dengan isteri saya, seperti yang saya cakap tadi tidak ada sesiapa pun yang mempengaruhi keputusan yang saya buat." ulasnya pendek.


Sumber: AstroGempak

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Ziana Zain - Cover Girl Wanita Edisi Jan 2015 (Photo)

Assalamualaikum semua!!! It's Ziana Zain!! Yep, akak Ziana Zain kita menjadi pilihan untuk penghias muka depan WANITA isu Januari 2015. New ideas, new look and new year!! Ikuti apakah kisah azam Ziana untuk tahun baru ini. Di sebalik wajah cerianya, Ziana tidak lokek bercerita perubahan pasca berhijab.

Jangan lupa dapatkan Majalah Wanita Edisi Jan 2015 bagi koleksi anda !

 

Source: FB_Wanita

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