Another Challenge for Malaysia Airline Berhad

MAS CEO and MD Mueller quits in Sept ahead of his 3-year contract

Calling it a day: Mueller says in an internal memo that his decision to leave is due to personal reasons that are beyond his control. – Bloomberg

Calling it a day: Mueller says in an internal memo that his decision to leave is due to personal reasons that are beyond his control. – Bloomberg

PETALING JAYA: In a dramatic message to the employees of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS), the first non-Malaysian handpicked to head the national carrier, Christoph Mueller, who will be exiting the national airline in September, told them that “the show must go on!” in an internal memo seen by StarBiz.

Mueller, who took over from Ahmad Jauhari Yahya last May as chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director and undertook the restructuring of Malaysia Airlines System Bhd that later morphed into Malaysia Airlines Bhd, would have served just 15 months. He would now be serving out his six-month notice period. Read more

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Socso spent RM164mil on members’ dialysis

PETALING JAYA: The Social Secu­rity Organisation (Socso) has spent RM164mil on dialysis assistance for its members.

Socso CEO Datuk Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said it had provided the support to 12,068 members with end-stage renal failure last year.

“Chronic kidney disease is a serious and costly affair but it is preventable with a heightened awareness of one’s own health,” he said. Read more

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Australia confirms Mozambique debris ‘almost certainly’ from MH370

CANBERRA: The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a Technical Examination Report Wednesday, which says two pieces of debris found in Mozambique “almost certainly” originated from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Australia’s transport minister Darren Chester said the stencils of key words and numbers fully matched the font used by Malaysia Airlines, which differed from the font used by the Boeing factory when delivering aircraft. Read more

The Star, Utusan Malaysia