Olympic flame arrives

Beijing Olympic Games organising committee vice-president Jiang Xiaoyu holds up the flame on arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport yesterday morning.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic flame accompanied by the Beijing Olympic Games Organising Committee vice-president, Jiang Xiaoyu, arrived at the KLIA International Airport about 2.30am yesterday in a special aircraft from Thailand.

The flame, stored in a special container, arrived from Bangkok in an aeroplane dedicated to carry it to all 19 international destinations designated for the torch relay before it arrives in Beijing for the Olympic Games' opening ceremony on Aug 8.

NST