As for this news, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20140312)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20140317).
The second news came to me later. I consider the state of Perak has been famous for its 'pregressive' education system brought by the British. (Lily)
1. United Nations (http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=47903#.U4UGpv2Chfw)
UN agency, Malaysia, convene expert meeting on real-time flight data monitoring
27 May 2014 – Some two months after a Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished shortly after take-off from Kuala Lumpur, the Government-led, United Nations-supported effort to secure reforms in the way all commercial jetliners are tracked gathered industry leaders and aviation experts met recently in the Malaysian capital to weigh options on real-time tracking measures.
A two-day dialogue facilitated by the UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and hosted by the Malaysian Government wrapped up in Kuala Lumpur today, the latest step in a broader effort to bring together experts on real flight-time monitoring data following an impassioned appeal at ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Conference in March from the Minister of Communications and Multimedia of Malaysia, Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
Participants took note of the preliminary report on MH370 – which disappeared from civilian radar on 8 March en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers on board – by Malaysia’s Chief Inspector of Air Accidents, and its recommendation to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to examine the safety benefits of introducing a standard for real-time tracking of commercial aircraft.
Nancy Graham, Director, Air Navigation Bureau, ICAO, said that an Aircraft Tracking Task Force (ATTF) will address the near-term needs for flight tracking and that ICAO in partnership with ATTF will develop guidance material, based on available flight tracking best practices.
Pending the outcome of the ATTF, airlines will be encouraged to use existing equipment and procedures to support flight tracking. She called for the global tracking of airline flights as a priority to provide early notice of and response to abnormal flight behaviour, and thanked ITU for its offer to assist in developing long-term strategy for aviation data and information.
According to ITU, this first meeting of experts took into account the views of aerospace and avionics manufacturers, satellite system operators, providers of services and solutions in the area of ICTs and computer-based networks as well as from those directly involved in operating and flying aircraft: airlines and pilots. Requirements and concerns from the flight deck were also taken into account.
Industry experts provided information on current technological developments including solutions for position reporting, and opportunities for future technological enhancements using cloud computing and big data. They recognized the advantages of international standards, open architecture and harmonized spectrum to ensure global interoperability and compatibility as well as reduce costs through economies of scale.
ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré expressed his deep concern for the families affected by the disappearance of Flight MH370 and urged experts to look for technological solutions to track commercial aircraft more effectively and in real time.
“The aviation and aerospace industries epitomize state-of-the-art in technology; and air travel is the safest mode of transport in the world,” he said. “Yet, even as the multi-nation search for the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft continues, we must make every effort at the international level to develop real-time tracking solutions for the aviation industry.”
“ICTs are instrumental to the safe and efficient operation of tens of thousands of flights each day,” said Malcolm Johnson, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Bureau. “The challenge is to bring the capabilities of the rapidly advancing telecommunication and ICT technology to the aviation sector in a coherent and coordinated manner.”
2.Malay Mail Online (http://www.themalaymailonline.com)
Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak dies, aged 86 , 28 May 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, died at 1.30pm today, state Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir announced in a live broadcast on national television. The sultan turned 86 last month. Zambry announced a public holiday for Perak tomorrow to enable visitors to pay their last respects to the monarch, who will be lying in state at the palace in Kuala Kangsar before being laid to rest at the Royal Mausoleum in Kuala Kangsar. He also ordered the state flag to be lowered to half mast for the next 100 days while the national flag is to be at half mast for seven days. “For one week, all entertainment and celebrations are cancelled,” Zambry said, as a sign of respect and to mourn the sultan's death. Sultan Azlan Shah was the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and served the full five-year term and before returning as Sultan of Perak in 1994.
Born Raja Azlan Shah, he had trained as a lawyer and was appointed Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia, the youngest to serve in the highest judicial position, in 1982. He was at the centre of a controversy in 2009 for his role in removing Pakatan Rakyat's (PR) Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin as mentri besar. The silver state fell into a constitutional crisis when three assemblymen quit the PR pact, citing discontent with the loose pact which lead the 59-seat legislative assembly with 32 representatives. The trio declared themselves independent representatives but pledged loyalty to the BN coalition. Sultan Azlan refused Mohammad Nizar’s request to dissolve the state legislative assembly, citing his royal discretion under the Perak Constitution. The sultan said he was satisfied that Mohammad Nizar no longer commanded the support of the majority in the legislative assembly. He then instructed Mohammad Nizar and his state executive council to resign to make way for BN's Zambry to take over. The High Court ruled the sultan had acted beyond his constitutional powers in sacking Mohammad Nizar, saying a vote of no-confidence should have been taken against the mentri besar in the state lawmaking house. But the Court of Appeal later reversed the High Court ruling, declaring the sultan had the royal prerogative to decide on who was to be appointed mentri besar.
Sultan Azlan is survived by his consort Tuanku Bainun Mohd Ali and four children: Raja Nazrin Shah, currently the Raja Muda of Perak; Raja Datuk Seri Azureen Shah; Raja Eleena; and Raja Yong Sofia. Another son, Raja Ashman Shah, died of asthma in 2012.
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