A Malaysia Airlines plane with 166 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur yesterday in another blow to the flag-carrier’s safety image after the loss of flight MH370.

A furious Duke and Duchess of Cambridge launched legal action against a French magazine tonight after it published topless pictures of Kate Middleton taken while the couple were on holiday.

A low-fare airline today launched London-Kuala Lumpur services starting at £99 (€116) one-way.

CHELSEA coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has decided on his team to face Portsmouth in three weeks’ time and will use the Russian leg of the Blues’ pre-season tour to finalise his plans for the Premier League opener.

Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has decided on his team to face Portsmouth in three weeks’ time and will use the Russian leg of the Blues’ pre-season tour to finalise his plans for the Premier League opener.

Chelsea’s pre-season tour of Asia has hit further controversy after Amnesty International implored the Barclays Premier League club to address human rights issues during their trip to China.

The Football Association of Malaysia are confident Chelsea manager Avram Grant will have no problems gaining entry to the country during the club’s Asian tour this summer.

FRESH doubt has been cast over Manchester United’s pre-season visit to Malaysia following the discovery of “new information” which prevents the Red Devils playing in the country without official approval from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Suspected Muslim insurgents launched simultaneous attacks across four provinces in southern Thailand, killing six and wounding at least 50, an army spokesman said.

Thongchai Jaidee is keen to make up for missing the cut last week in Malaysia and he believes the weekend’s rest will benefit his bid to win the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open.

Promoters of The Pussycat Dolls concert staged in Malaysia last month have been fined by local authorities after the girl band wore revealing outfits and performed suggestive dance routines at the Kuala Lumpur show.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today that she is “more than happy” to go back to the Middle East if it helps in resolving the Lebanon crisis.

Korea’s Charlie Wi held his nerve to win the rain-shortened Maybank Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur today.

Transport Minister Martin Cullen is facing questions over a trip he took with three advisors to a Malaysian island in February 2003.

The question of whether or not the Standards in Public Office Commission fully investigates the circumstances surrounding the awarding of contracts by Transport Minister Martin Cullen, will have to await another day and further legal advice.

Formula One team Sauber have scrapped plans to launch their 2005 car in Kuala Lumpur.

An asylum seeker set himself ablaze in an apparent suicide attempt today outside the Malaysian headquarters of the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, officials said.

David Beckham is expected to make a brief return to action tomorrow when his promotional road show hits Kuala Lumpur.

THE SARS threat could be over within months, but countries must remain vigilant to prevent the disease from resurfacing and combat other possible future epidemics, World Health Organisation officials said yesterday.

The SARS threat could be over within months, but countries must remain vigilant to prevent the disease from resurfacing and combat other possible future epidemics, World Health Organisation officials said today.

Malaysia stopped issuing entry visas to most Chinese travellers to curb severe acute respiratory syndrome while Hong Kong today cautiously prepared to let more than 200 people go home from quarantine camps after they showed no signs of the deadly infection.

Palestinian suicide bombers should not be condemned as terrorists, the Palestinian representative at an international conference of Muslim leaders said today.

Alastair Forsyth took another step forward in his bid to regain the European Tour card he lost in controversial circumstances last year in the Malaysian Open.

Heavily armed Muslim rebels released 89 hostages today in exchange for safe passage through Philippine military forces that have besieged them for more than 24 hours.