Malaysian 747 jet skids off runway; no one injured
     KUALA LUMPUR - March 7, 1998 9:12 p.m. - A Malaysian Airlines
 Boeing 747 from Tokyo skidded when landing in Kuala Lumpur on Satur-
 day evening and came to a halt on the grass at the end of the
 runway, the airline said in a statement.
     None of the 318 passengers or 21 crew was hurt and the plane was
 not damaged, according to the statement, issued by the official news
 agency Bernama late on Saturday.
     After the landing at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang
 outside the capital, the jumbo jet was positioned at the parking bay
 at 7:35 p.m. (1135 GM) and baggage taken off.
     The statement gave no reason for the incident but said it had
 been raining.
     "All is alright. There is also no damage to the aircraft,"
 Bernama quoted Deputy Transport Minister Mohamed Ali Rustam, who
 had arrived at Kuala Lumpur's international airport on a domestic
 flight at around the same time, as saying at the site.
     Malaysian Airlines officials were not available for comment.
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     Aviation news is a bit scarce.  Jim
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