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In Myanmar, no less: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-22...ngle-grave.html Many of the preserved/restored WW2 warbirds were recovered from dirty little wars on the sidelines of the big Cold War, fought with ex-WW2 equipment such as the Football War, fought between El Salvador and Honduras, French Indochina, as well as expeditions to Indonesia, the artic, etc. And check out this video on efforts to recover an intact B-29 from Greenland (it went wrong): I wonder if there's any crashed WW2 aircraft in the jungles of Singapore or Pulau Tekong/Ubin? There was air combat over Singapore fought by Buffaloes, Hurricanes against the Japanese Nicks and Oscars, etc, but later on in 1944/45, B-29 Superfortresses bombed the naval base as part of efforts to hassle the Japanese fleet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Si...944–1945)

Latest report that just came in that Libya's strongman has been killed. Looks like 2011 is not a good year for bad guys, so don't be a Bad, Badder or Baddest guy until 2011 is over. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/20/world/af...dex.html?hpt=T1

Bentley Turbo R More than 20 years and mileage is 2,905 km? This gotta enter into the Singapore book of records man!

Source: Bangkok post report Temasek's investment in Thailand shaken The Singaporean government's investment arm, Temasek Holdings, is expected to fight any attempts by TOT Plc to seek billions of baht in compensation from Thai telecoms companies in which it has holdings, say observers. TOT announced on Tuesday it will seek 214.7 billion baht in compensation from local telecom operators - including AIS, which is owned by Temasek - for unpaid access charges and losses resulting from improper policy changes made by past governments. The news, which shook the Thai share market, is likely to cast Temasek's Thai investments under a cloud, said a Post Today writer. Investments in the Thai share market by Temasek face a period of uncertainty, he said. Temasek Holdings has invested in the telecommunications, energy and hospital sectors here. Some believe its willingness to invest in Thailand was tied to the fortunes of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Once Thaksin was toppled from power, Temasek Holdings' investments in Thailand started to look less attractive to the company. Now, the findings of a committee appointed under Section 22 of the Joint Public/Private Venture Act 1992 could shake up Temasek's investments still further. The committee recommended that state-owned TOT sue Advanced Info Services (AIS), its mobile phone concessionaire, for over 70 billion baht in damages caused by amendments to its concession contract during the time Thaksin was in power. Singapore telecoms giant Singtel and Temasek Holdings stand to be affected, as they are the major shareholders in Shin Corp and AIS. If TOT sues AIS and wins, AIS may find it hard to survive, as it would have to pay a huge sum in damages. Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij revealed that Singtel executives came to see him earlier last month to discuss the AIS issue. Mr Korn said he would treat the Singaporean investors fairly, as Singtel helped develop the communications industry in Thailand. However, Mr Korn is prodding Singtel to acknowledge that it knew about the contract amendments which benefited Shin Corp, AIS and others. "At that time [singtel] may have thought that contract amendments would not cause any legal problems. "I will take care of this issue in a fair manner, but I ask that [singtel] not deny knowing about the issue," said Mr Korn. When news leaked that the Section 22 committee (a committee set up by the ICT minister under section 22 of the Joint Private/State Venture Act of 1992 to come up with a resolution concerning AIS after the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions last year brought down a judgement in the Shinawatra family's unusual wealth case) would find against AIS, the Thai stock market nose-dived, falling below the 1,000 points barrier. Some insiders claimed the selling orders originated from Singapore, and were intended to express displeasure with the Thai government, which investors thought was trying to punish AIS. Another rumour surfaced that several hedge funds based in Singapore and Hong Kong began to sell their holdings in companies owned by Temasek Holdings, including Singtel and AIS. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva met Singtel group chief executive Chua Sock Koong on Tuesday. Some believe the Singtel CEO carried a letter from Temasek Holdings seeking Mr Abhisit's opinion of foreign investors in the communications industry in Thailand. ICT Minister Juti Krairiksh wanted to table the Section 22 committee's conclusion with the cabinet on Tuesday for endorsement. Mr Korn asked for more time, as he wants to seek a compromise solution. The Finance Ministry said those who were involved in concession contract amendments which damaged TOT should be punished, which means the TOT board chairman and other high-ranking executives could be targeted. The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions in February last year confiscated 46.3 billion baht that Thaksin and his former wife, Potjaman na Pombejra, acquired from selling their shares in Shin Corporation to Temasek Holdings. The court ruled that Thaksin had abused his power and had become unusually richer while holding the post of prime minister. It also found he abused his authority to benefit Shin Corp. Post Today did not believe that Singtel and Temasek Holdings should be punished as they were not directly involved in Thaksin's power abuse. The Finance Ministry insisted that TOT, as the concession owner, must be the party which initiates legal proceedings to recover the damages. The statutory period for taking action is one year after the Supreme Court handed down its verdict. If the ICT Ministry and TOT do not do anything to recover the losses, both could be sued for dereliction of duty. The Finance Ministry told the Section 22 committee that other telecom concessionaires including DTAC and True Move should also be sued for damages by CAT Telecom. Singtel and Temasek are likely to strongly resist any TOT threat to their investments - whatever they may think of Thailand since Thaksin was ousted from power.

wtf http://www.theage.com.au/world/plane-explo...1104-17f40.html A plane has exploded over Batam, Indonesia, en route to Singapore, according to Indonesian media reports and there are fears it may have been a Qantas jet. The reports of the explosion, which occurred at 9.15am local time (1.15pm Australian time), are sketchy and the type of plane unconfirmed. But local media are speculating that some of the debris was from a Qantas jet. Advertisement: Story continues below Kompas reported on its website that it "was suspected that a Qantas plane exploded in the air near Batam". "The big explosion happened near Hang Nadim airport," the report continued, adding the plane was heading to Singapore. It provided no sourcing for the report. An eyewitness, Hana, told Metro TV, that she saw a plane that was on fire overhead before hearing a loud explosion. Parts of the plane have reportedly landed in heavily populated areas in Batam and near the airport, including near a shopping centre. Batam, in the Riau Islands, is just south of Singapore. Comment was being sought from local transport authorities and Qantas. More to come

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Had a strange encounter tonite, just a short while ago. Was on my way home at about 11pm, after visiting a friend. Driving along Farrer Road heading towards PIE, keeping to lane 2, and being a good boy by keeping to the road speed limit (70kph, and 50kph near the circle line construction area). I stayed away from Lane 1, as at this time there are sure to be drivers who would like to chiong a bit, and thus did not want to block their way. Suddenly, just after the underpass at the Farrer Rd/Holland Road junction, I noticed a car started to tailgate me. Tailgating very, very close - I could not even see the bonnet - only the other guy's windshield. I was wondering "What's wrong with this guy - got so much space on Lane 1, why don't overtake?" I decided not to apply any brake so not to antagonise him, so i just released the accelerator fully - but because the road was sloping down at the point - the speed decrease was very slow. Other cars overtook from the right and left - but not this clown. He continued to stick to my butt like glue. "Quite good brakework," I thought. Then the road started to slope up as we ascended the Adam Road Flyover. I saw my speed decrease 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10.....and still this idiot did not change lanes ... and he slowed down with me. Near the apex of the flyover, my car completely ground to a halt - unable to go forward without acceleration. I pulled handbrake and waited a few seconds. The moron in the Mazda, also halted his car behind mine and did not move. I was like "What the F%$%?!" This was a 70kph road - and here were 2 cars stopped in the middle lane for nothing. I opened the door, and got out, and made an angry questioning gesture whilst mouthing "What?" at the guy. It was a heavy set Chinese guy in a dark Mazda 3 (SJB XXXX). He did not make any move to exit his car. After a few of my gestures - he made a signal to move on with his hand. I was wondering why he did not just change lanes and move on, why did he stop behind my car? - most probably drunk or panicked. He probably never expected the tailgate victim to actually stop the car in the middle of the road! Anyway - I saw many other cars zooming by, and I did not want to be caught in or cause any accidents - so I got back in my car and moved off. This time, I changed lanes to the left and slowed down - and let the fella move on ahead of me. Then I moved back behind him and taped him on my dashboard video cam. Coincidentally he was going my way. PIE, BKE - so I stayed about 50-100m behind him all the way - and I think he must have seen me following him in his rear-view, and was worried - as he kept to the left lanes after that. The last I saw he was headed in direction of Woodlands along BKE, when I exited at the Dairy Farm exit. A somewhat exciting end to a rather boring day. These are the kind of weirdos we meet on the street that make driving in Singapore so interesting! ---------- To the idiot in the Mazda 3 SJBXXXX: I do not know what your intention or plan was with your tail-gating. But my car is much older than yours, and my boot is in need of an overhaul. I could have just tapped brakes and let you buy me a new boot, and hurt your shiny new SJB Mazda. But I didn't. So let this be a lesson to you. Not everyone would be intimidated by your stupid actions, and there are already enough accidents on the road - don't add to the statistics. By the way - I have a video of your car from my dashboard video cam - which also recorded our stop along the Adam Road flyover. Just FYI.