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Massive Australian logistics takeover deal hits snag
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» SYDNEY - A multi-billion-dollar deal to break up Australian logistics giant Asciano between local and international suitors hit a hurdle Thursday after a key corporate regulator raised concerns about reduced competition at ports.
Lion Air plane in Jakarta runway collision, no casualties
AFP, Published on 05/04/2016
» JAKARTA - Two passenger planes collided late Monday on an airport runway in the Indonesian capital, an airline spokesman said, causing minor damage but no injuries to passengers.
Chinese media laud hacker for US spying
AFP, Published on 25/03/2016
» BEIJING - Spying on the US is a service to China, state-run media said Wednesday, singing the praises of a man who confessed to hacking American defence contractors on Beijing's behalf.
Drones becoming 'real' threat to commercial aviation: IATA
AFP, Published on 15/02/2016
» SINGAPORE - Civilian drones are increasingly becoming a "real and growing threat" to the safety of commercial aviation, industry group IATA warned on Monday, calling for regulations to be put in place before any serious accidents occur.
Indonesia inspects Airbus planes after AirAsia crash probe
AFP, Published on 03/12/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's transport ministry Thursday began inspecting all Airbus A320s registered in the country after a probe found a faulty component contributed to last year's crash of an AirAsia plane with the loss of 162 lives.
Poor pilot emergency training behind AirAsia crash: analysts
AFP, Published on 02/12/2015
» PARIS - A new probe into what sent an AirAsia flight plunging into the Java Sea last year, killing all 162 people on board, has pointed the finger at poor pilot training on how to cope with emergencies.
Alleged global match-fixer rearrested in Singapore
AFP, Published on 01/12/2015
» SINGAPORE - A Singaporean accused of leading the world's largest football match-fixing syndicate was rearrested in the city-state Tuesday about a week after he was freed by the country's highest court, local media reported.
Pilot response to rudder fault crashed AirAsia Indonesia jet
AFP, Published on 01/12/2015
» A faulty component and the crew's inadequate response caused an AirAsia A320 to crash into the Java Sea last year, killing all 162 people on board, an Indonesian report said Tuesday.
Alleged global football match-fixer freed in Singapore
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» SINGAPORE - A Singaporean businessman accused by Interpol of running a global football match-fixing ring was ordered freed by the city-state's highest court on Wednesday after more than two years of detention without trial.
70 years on, remains from US plane crash in Malaysia head home
AFP, Published on 05/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Shortly after World War II ended, three US airmen took off from Singapore aboard a military transport on a flight to an airfield in northern Malaysia that never arrived.