QuickCheck: Did pioneer female pilot Amelia Earhart make a stopover in then-British Malaya?

By Kristene Silva Marie

DECADES after her disappearance during an attempt to fly around the globe in 1937, Amelia Earhart still remains a topic of interest among many.

Over the years, it has been claimed that Earhart made a stopover in Malaysia to refuel during that ill-fated expedition. Is this claim true?

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Amelia Earhart , Asia , World voyage , Last flight , Taiping , Malaya , Kallang , Singapore , True or Not , QuickCheck

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