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MAS, Air Asia start rescue operations

CAIRO, Feb 4 : Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia started evacuating Malaysian students from strife-torn Egypt to Jeddah on Thursday.

Deputy Foreign Minister A. Kohilan Pillay said 345 students were flown out of Egypt by MAS at 3pm local time while the second batch of 300 students would be flown out by AirAsia shortly.

In Abu Dhabi, the Royal Malaysia Air Force (RMAF) had yet to obtain permission from the Saudi Arabian aviation authority for its C130 Hercules aircraft to land in Jeddah.

Besides bringing food for the students, the aircraft will also be used to fly out Malaysian students from Cairo to Jeddah.

Source : Bernama

Don’t you think that this news absolutely had dominated all over the media? Because I think that way. It start when my best friend share her sadness on facebook about her sister who have to lock herself in the room at Egypt. After made a last call, her sister cant go through Malaysia already because they lost the connection. However, thanks to reporter, media and news, Malaysian student`s family can take a deep breath knowing that their child are safe. Lets pray for all of them will reach Malaysia safely.


International

Global food inflation is a mounting worry for world leaders

(Reuters) - Global food prices tracked by a U.N. agency hit their highest level on record in January, a problem set to worsen after a massive snowstorm in the United States and floods in Australia.

It has contributed to political unrest in countries with high poverty rates and unemployment, as evidenced in the toppling of Tunisia's president in January. That unrest has spilled into Egypt, Yemen and Jordan.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick in a Reuters interview urged world leaders to "wake up" to the dangers of rising food inflation, a problem said he sees no relief from.

Source : Reuters

Besides the thing that happened at Egypt, this news can be said one of the top news or the most viewed by public. Does it affect you readers? To be honest, Im not really sure it give a big impact towards me who was still a student and do a part time job to get a pocket money. Hope my beloved country, Malaysia will survive. We trust our leader.