bbc: Plastic pollution: One town smothered by 17,000 tonnes of rubbish

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/embed/p0706769/46518747

Malaysia has become one of the world’s biggest plastic importers, taking in rubbish the rest of the world doesn’t want. But one small town is paying the price for this – and it is now smothered in 17,000 tonnes of waste. [more…]

guardian: Workers for McDonald’s in Malaysia say they were victims of labour exploitation

Migrant workers employed through labour supply firm allege they were deceived about wages, cheated of payments and had passports confiscated unlawfully [more…]

wired: A Startlingly Simple Theory About the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet

There has been a lot of speculation about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Terrorism, hijacking, meteors. I cannot believe the analysis on CNN; it’s almost disturbing. I tend to look for a simpler explanation, and I find it with the 13,000-foot runway at Pulau Langkawi. [more…]

flightradar 24: Busted! Flight Radar Caught Changing Flight Path of Malaysia Flight 370!

new york times: Lost Jet’s Path Seen as Altered via Computer

The first turn to the west that diverted the missing Malaysia Airlines plane from its planned flight path from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing was carried out through a computer system that was most likely programmed by someone in the plane’s cockpit who was knowledgeable about airplane systems, according to senior American officials. [more…]

spiegel online: Grafik: Diese Signale sendete Flug MH370

Das Signalsysteman Bord des Flugs MH 370

telepolis: Der malaysische Ministerpräsident Najib Razak bestärkt Spekulationen über eine mögliche Entführung der Passagiermaschine

Der malaysische Ministerpräsident Najib Razak bestärkt Spekulationen über eine mögliche Entführung der Passagiermaschine [mehr…]

rt.com: Malaysian plane’s communication system ‘was disabled before it disappeared’

It is very likely flight MH370 had its communications “deliberately disabled” before it went missing, but there has been no confirmation the plane was hijacked, Malaysian PM Najib Razak said at a press conference. [more…]

faz.net: Der Chef-Pilot und sein Flugsimulator Marke Eigenbau

Die Ermittlungen rund um den vermissten Flug MH370 konzentrieren sich auf Passagiere und Crew. Der Pilot präsentierte sich mit selbstgebauten Flugsimulatoren im Internet. [mehr…]

stern.de: Klicken Sie bloß nicht auf "Malaysia MH370 gefunden"

Die Suche nach dem verschollenen Flugzeug der Malaysia Airlines bewegt und beschäftigt Menschen in aller Welt. Deswegen versuchen Betrüger auf Facebook mit falschen Videos Geld zu verdienen. [mehr…]