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BAGAN, Myanmar: A squad of armed police patrol Myanmar's sacred site of Bagan under the cover of night, taking on plunderers snatching relics from temples forsaken by tourists due to coronavirus restrictions. Each evening as dusk falls, about 100 officers fan out across the plain of Bagan measuring 50 sq km, sweeping torches over the crumbling monuments to scour for intruders. "Our security forces are patrolling day and night," Police Lieutenant Colonel Sein Win tells AFP. "We have it under control for the moment, but it's a challenge." The central Myanmar city is strewn with more than 3,500 ancient monuments – stupas, temples, murals and sculptures – and was finally added to the prestigious United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage Li...

Boeing Co failed to submit certification documents to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detailing changes to a key flight control system faulted in two fatal crashes, a long-awaited government report seen by Reuters has found. WASHINGTON/SEATTLE/CHICAGO: Boeing Co failed to submit certification documents to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detailing changes to a key flight control system faulted in two fatal crashes, a long-awaited government report seen by Reuters has found. The flight control system, known as MCAS, was "not an area of emphasis" because Boeing presented it to the FAA as a modification of the jet's existing speed trim system, with limited range and use, according to the report. The 52-page report by the U.S. Department of Transportation's ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 16 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (Jun 21), taking the national total to 8,572. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were no new fatalities, with the death toll remaining at 121. Of the 16 new cases, three were imported infections while 13 were locally transmitted. The imported cases comprise two Malaysians and one permanent resident. Of the 13 locally transmitted cases, nine were non-Malaysians while the remaining four were Malaysians, Dr Noor Hisham said. Regarding the nine non-Malaysian patients, six were from the Pedas cluster in state of Negeri Sembilan while two were close contacts of a case from a cleaning services company cluster in Selangor. The remaining case was an individual from the Tawau Temporary Detenti...