PETALING JAYA: While the Malaysian football team failed to advance to the second round of the Asian Cup, one diehard fan who sold his bike to fund his trip to watch Malaysia compete in Qatar came home a winner.
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“This is to ensure that the public is not confused by baseless allegations aimed at causing public unrest, ” he said.
Dr Wee explained that Malaysia Airlines does not fly in passengers from India, in line with a government directive in view of the Covid-19 situation in that country.
“It is clear that there was no individual named Ajit Prasat on flight MH191 as alleged, ” he wrote on Facebook yesterday, in reference to a Facebook comment by one Muhammad Fahmi Abdullah.
Muhammad Fahmi subsequently acknowledged that it was a cargo flight and thanked Dr Wee for investigating the matter.
In a statement earlier, Malaysia Airlines said that it had lodged a police report against two individuals for their erroneous claims on social media.
PETALING JAYA: Two police reports have been lodged against claims made on social media of the arrival of passenger flights from India at the KL International Airport on May 1, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The Transport Minister said it was done to ensure the public is not confused with baseless allegations aimed at causing public unrest.
“In line with the government s directive, Malaysia Airlines does not fly in passengers from India.
“The irresponsible allegations made by the owner of the Facebook account named Muhammad Fahmi Abdullah have caused anxiety, panic and anger among Malaysians in general.
“It is clear that there was no individual named Ajit Prasat on flight MH191 as alleged. Stop spreading such rumours or false news, ” he said in a Facebook post on Monday (May 3).
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The Transport Minister noted that the National Security Council meeting had made the decision on April 28.
“Only cargo flights will be permitted at this time.
“The MH-designated flights going viral on social media are all cargo-only flights, ” he said, referring to Malaysia Airlines.
“Flights on passenger aircraft are also empty of people and are used to carry freight comprising pharmaceutical goods, medical supplies, mobile phones, electrical components and courier packages.”
Dr Wee was responding to claims made on social media of the arrival of four passenger flights from India at the KL International Airport on May 1.
He also said converting passenger flights to cargo-only flights had been a practice for Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) for many months now due to the pandemic.