Friday #sgroundup: Drunk passenger causes hijack fear on Bali flight

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Drunk passenger causes hijack fear on Bali flight
 The actions of one drunken passenger was the cause of hijack fears around a Virgin Australia flight from Brisbane …
The actions of one drunken passenger was the cause of hijack fears around a Virgin Australia flight from Brisbane to Bali.

Flight VA41, a Boeing 737 which left Australia at about 11am (Australian time), was disrupted when he tried to force his way into the plane's cockpit at about 1:05pm (Bali time).

The pilot was forced to send a hijacking signal while the flight crew handled the passenger, who was later identified by Bali police chief Beni Mokalu as 28-year-old Australian Matt Christopher.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/breaking--virgin-blue-flight-to-bali-hijacked-073118410.html
 
Laser lights pointed at aircraft pose big risks, Singapore aviation authorities warn
 The number of incidents of people shining laser lights at planes flying in and out of Changi Airport has risen, …
The number of incidents of people shining laser lights at planes flying in and out of Changi Airport has risen, prompting Singapore aviation authorities to issue a warning against the practice.

According to local media reports, 45 incidents were reported in 2012, as compared to five in 2009.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/laser-lights-pointed-at-aircraft-pose-big-risks--singapore-aviation-authorities-warn-054430721.html
 
2 Malaysia kidnap victims now in Philippine jungle
 Filipino officials say Muslim militants have brought a Chinese tourist and a Filipino hotel receptionist to their …
Filipino officials say Muslim militants have brought a Chinese tourist and a Filipino hotel receptionist to their jungle stronghold in the southern Philippines after kidnapping the women from a dive resort in eastern Malaysia early this month.

Three Philippine security officials say that based on numerous intelligence reports and accounts from villagers, the women are now being held in the predominantly Muslim province of Sulu, where the militant group Abu Sayyaf has been holding several foreign and Filipino hostages for ransom.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/2-malaysia-kidnap-victims-now-philippine-jungle-074837898.html
 
Malaysia to release MH370 report
People walk past a billboard in support of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at the Metro Park Hotel in Beijing … 
Malaysia will release a preliminary report next week on the disappearance of flight MH370, Prime Minister Najib Razak said, as his government battles criticism over the transparency of its investigation.

"I have directed an internal investigation team of experts to look at the report, and there is a likelihood that next week we could release the report," Najib told CNN in an interview.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/malaysia-release-mh370-report-235859006.html
 
 
Obama visit to South Korea tinged by mourning
 President Barack Obama is sitting down with South Korea's President Park Geun-hye, whose attention is unavoidably …
President Barack Obama is sitting down with South Korea's President Park Geun-hye, whose attention is unavoidably split between her economic agenda with Obama and the unfolding aftermath of a tragic ferry disaster.

Obama was due at the Blue House, the South Korean equivalent of the White House, on Friday for a busy evening of meetings with Park, including a working dinner and a news conference. The visit is Obama's first to Seoul since Park became the key US ally's first female president.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/obama-visit-south-korea-tinged-mourning-060647955--politics.html

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