New landmark for Melaka mistaken for crashed aircraft


MELAKA: A false alarm about a supposed plane crash in Batu Berendam here sent the media into a frenzy, which later discovered that a decommissioned light aircraft was being transported to its new home as a landmark.

The confusion began when concerned residents alerted journalists at about 10am on Thursday (Jan 9) to the light aircraft spotted lying along the road at Sri Bayan roundabout here.

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