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History: The 1968 Layang-Layang Collision

The headline on the accident on Berita Harian’s 25 April 1968 edition. Click here for or to read the original: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/beritaharian19680425-1.1.1 ON THIS DAY… On the evening of 23rd April 1968, one of the worst accidents in KTM’s history occurred just outside Layang-Layang in Johor, 50 miles north of Singapore. Three people were killed when […]

Newspiece: Ethiopia: A Crumbling Metro Reveals Failed Promise of China’s Billions in Africa

This is worth reading: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-12/addis-ababa-ethiopia-metro-s-decline-shows-china-s-step-back-from-africa Salient points: A $475 million light-rail system serving Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa shows how some China-funded infrastructure investments across the continent are now suffering from neglect.

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