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The 2015–16 Kuantan bauxite disaster is an ecological disaster which occurred from 2015 to 2016 onwards in Kuantan District of Pahang in Malaysia.The unscrupulous bauxite mining was blamed for causing soil pollution particularly along the lane of Kuantan highway where the lorries carrying bauxite which also spread to waters around the district, causing the environment to turn red as a result ...
21 August – 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil officially ends with Malaysia getting 4 silver and 1 bronze medals. 21 August – Controversial singers and rappers, Wee Meng Chee or also known as Namewee is arrested during arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) from Taipei for insulting Islam on his video clip "Oh My ...
Forest fires in Kota Kinabalu on 15 March 2016. Bush fires beside a road in Tambunan in the Interior Division on 23 March 2016. The forest fires have resulted in the closing of 77 schools in the West Coast Division with effect to health with the increase in respiratory related illness.
Flight with eight people on board crashed while attempting to land
On 28 June 2016, a bar located in Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia, was attacked by two people who threw a grenade into the bar while 20 customers were watching the UEFA Euro 2016 match between Italy and Spain. The attack injured eight people, including one foreigner from China. The attackers left the scene on a motorcycle but were subsequently ...
The 2016 Southeast Asian Haze was a transnational haze crisis which is a recurring problem with transboundary air pollution brought on by fires. The 2016 haze that took place affected several countries in Southeast Asia , including Indonesia , Malaysia and Singapore .
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However, as most passengers were "too traumatized" by the crash, most of them cancelled their flights and demanded a refund from the airline. Additionally the 3 ATC crew; controller, assistant controller and supervisor, were traumatised by the accident. [22] [23] As the result of the crash, Halim Perdanakusuma Airport was closed until 22:00 WIB.