Qatar Airways' new tagged services to Langkawi via Penang starting on October 15, is part of the airline’s strong expansion plans in Southeast Asia

Qatar Airways flight QR850, operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, departed Hamad International Airport at 2.30am on Tuesday and arrived at Penang at 2.30pm.

Seven people have been killed and some 10,000 people evacuated in Malaysia after weekend rain in the north-west states of Penang and Kedah caused flash flooding, local media reported on Monday.

Flash floods caused by hours of torrential rain killed at least five people in Malaysia and military forces deployed on Sunday to help rescue thousands of displaced people in the northern state of Penang.

Award-winning airline continues robust expansion of its global route network with launch of second Malaysian destination

A quarter-tonne snake that was found nestling on a building site could be the longest ever captured in Malaysia, officials said on Tuesday.