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Singapore fumes as pollution hits 16-year high

By AP News Tue, Jun 18, 2013 2:23PM UTC

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work Tuesday after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years. The Pollutant Standards Index, Singapore’s main

Quake off Indonesia shakes capital, but no damage

By AP News Fri, Jun 14, 2013 9:39AM UTC

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s main island of Java and was felt hundreds of kilometers away in the capital, Jakarta, but no major damage was reported. It had no potential to cause a tsunami, said Subagio of the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency. Subagio

Myanma Airways grounds MA60s after landing mishaps

By AP News Wed, Jun 12, 2013 12:54PM UTC

YANGON, Burma (AP) — Burma’s state airline said Tuesday it will stop flying its Chinese-made MA60 planes following its second accident with the turboprop model in less than a month. Myanma Airways administration manager Hla Htay Aung said the airline will ground its three Xian MA60s for the time being.

Chinese-made plane in Burma, Indonesia mishaps

By AP News Tue, Jun 11, 2013 9:21AM UTC

YANGON, Burma (AP) — A domestic Myanma Airways flight had a minor landing mishap Monday, one of two on the same day in Asia involving the same model of Chinese-made twin turboprop aircraft. There were no deaths in either accident. The accident, the third since late December, comes as Burma

Indonesian airliner lands hard, passengers injured

By AP News Mon, Jun 10, 2013 3:33PM UTC

KUPANG, Indonesia (AP) — A Merpati plane carrying 46 people landed hard, slamming both engines onto the runway at an airport in eastern Indonesia on Monday, and an airport official said some passengers were injured but no one died. The Chinese-made Xian MA60 twin turboprop aircraft was operated by state-run