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If you're planning to travel, some things you might want to consider. Indonesia's Batik Air faces probe after pilots fall asleep mid-flight The Batik Air plane briefly veered off course but was able to land safely Indonesia is investigating local carrier Batik Air after both pilots were found to have fallen asleep for 28 minutes mid-flight. The two men - who have both been temporarily suspended - fell asleep during a flight on 25 January from Sulawesi to the capital Jakarta. One of them was reportedly tired from helping care for his newborn twins. The Airbus A320 briefly veered off course but landed safely, with all 153 passengers and crew members unharmed. The 32-year-old pilot had told his co-pilot to take control of the aircraft about half an hour after take off, saying he needed to rest. The 28-year-old co-pilot agreed, according to a report from the transport ministry. But the co-pilot inadvertently fell asleep as well. According to the report, he had been helping his wife look after their one-month-old twin babies. Jakarta air traffic control tried contacting the cockpit of the Batik Air A320 after their last recorded transmission but received no response. That radio silence lasted 28 minutes until the lead pilot woke up and realised that his co-pilot had also fallen asleep. He also found that the aircraft had briefly veered off course. The pilots then responded to calls from Jakarta and landed the plane safely. Medical tests before the flight deemed that the men were fit to fly. Their blood pressure and heart rate were normal and alcohol tests came back negative. But while the pilots appeared to be fully rested, the tests failed to determine whether the quality of their rest was good, aviation expert Alvin Lie told BBC Indonesian. Authorities have now "strongly reprimanded" Batik Air over the incident, with Indonesia's head of air transport, M Kristi Endah Murni, saying that Batik Air should pay more attention to their crew's rest time. Batik Air has said it "operates with adequate rest policy" and that it was "committed to implement all safety recommendations". In 2019, the same airline was forced to have an emergency landing after the pilot fainted. Aviation regulations in most countries require at least two pilots to be present in the cockpit of commercial airliners.

Yep, China again. source: http://www.china.org.cn/china/2013-10/11/content_30264340.htm

There are often times when people start to feel sleepy when driving. When this is the case, I strongly recommend these people pull over instead of continuing driving. When people get sleepy and they keep on driving, a lot of bad things can happen. In Taiwan, for example, a family known as the Kangs got involved in a car crash while taking a relaxing drive on the city road. However, that

SINGAPORE : MP-elect for Hougang, Yaw Shin Leong from the Workers' Party, met with a minor car accident in front of Rivervale Plaza in Sengkang on Sunday afternoon. Nobody was hurt in the accident. When contacted, Mr Yaw said he was driving very slowly when he dozed off and bumped into a barricade. The car's bumper was dislodged. Mr Yaw said he has not had enough sleep with the intensive nine-day campaign leading up to Polling Day on Saturday. - CNA/ms

MALACCA, MALAYSIA -A policeman who was high on drugs was arrested after he had dozed off in the car he had broken into to steal the compact disc player here on Monday. He then led a raiding party to another policeman, an auxiliary policeman and the son of a policeman, who were part of a gang which stole motorcycles. Both policemen and the auxiliary police personnel are believed to be attached with the Tanjung Kling police station here. The policeman's son lives in the staff quarters of the police station. The first policeman was arrested after be broke into a Mercedes Benz at a hotel car park here. "He was high on drugs and had dozed off," said a source. "He then led us to his accomplices." All four suspects are being held at the state police contingent in Bukit Baru. It is learnt that the gang also consists of four civilians who are at large. They are linked to cases of car break-ins and motorcycle thefts. Sources disclosed that the gang had been active for 10 years. This is based on the discovery of cannibalised motorcycles in bushes at Taman Tanah Merah Jaya, Tanjung Kling. http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...0418-60559.html Lucky our cops only fall alsleep in their Qx cars in MSCP boleh land one need to break into to sleep

This is hilarious: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singapor...nt.jsp?id=13226 Young punks nowadays very brave... Looking at the comments by some people, I laugh till my teeth drop onto the floor... People always blame the girl when the blame should fall squarely on the shoulders of the guy (pun intended)...