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Four more bodies found after Indonesian ferry sinking
dpa, Published on 23/12/2015
» JAKARTA -- Four more bodies have been found after a ferry sank off Indonesia's Sulawesi island at the weekend, bringing the confirmed death toll to seven, an official said Wednesday.
Hundreds stranded as flu grounds 12 AirAsia pilots
dpa, Published on 02/12/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR -- The flu grounded at least a dozen pilots of Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia, causing chaos as hundreds of passengers were stranded due to delayed or cancelled flights, the <em>New Straits Times</em> reported Wednesday.
Indonesian ferry capsizes, all 143 passengers saved
dpa, Published on 16/11/2015
» JAKARTA -- A ferry capsized off Surabaya in Indonesia's East Java province on Monday, but at least 143 passengers were rescued, and none confirmed dead, officials said.
Probe sought over Manila airport guards planting bullets
dpa, Published on 29/10/2015
» MANILA — Philippine legislators on Thursday called for an investigation into an alleged scam at the country's main airport where security personnel allegedly planted bullets in passengers’ bags to extort money from them.
Philippine death toll from Koppu jumps to 16
dpa, Published on 19/10/2015
» Residents of flooded farming villages in the Philippines were trapped on their rooftops on Monday and animals floated down fast-rising rivers, as the death toll from Typhoon Koppu climbed to 16.
Cathay Pacific flight catches fire, makes emergency landing
dpa, Published on 25/09/2015
» SYDNEY -- A Cathay Pacific aircraft flying from Perth to Hong Kong early Friday morning reportedly caught fire mid-flight and made an emergency landing in Indonesia.
27 dead after 2 trains derail in India
dpa, Published on 05/08/2015
» Two passenger trains derailed after being hit by flash floods on a bridge in central India, killing at least 27 people in the latest deadly accident on the nation's crumbling rail network.
Radios jammed at Ho Chi Minh City airport
dpa, Published on 17/06/2015
» HANOI — A jamming signal at Vietnam's biggest airport interrupted communications between air traffic control and incoming planes, forcing pilots to circle or divert, an official said.
Vietnam Airlines modernising fleet
dpa, Published on 30/03/2015
» Vietnam Airlines is modernising its fleet. In May the first Boeing 787 with a new cabin interior will be delivered to the Asian airline.
Malaysia, China to continue search for MH370
dpa, Published on 08/03/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia and China on Sunday vowed to continue the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, despite rapidly dwindling leads on its possible location.