ASA could become the subject of a criminal probe led by FBI

American School of Aviation,  already besought with civil lawsuits, could become the subject of a criminal probe led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Merced County District Attorney Larry Morse II has asked the FBI to take a role into the investigation of the American School of Aviation. Morse said the district attorney’s office needs [...]

Read Full Post »

Open letter to the Sheriff and the District Attorney of the Merced County, California

My view from the sideline: The Honorable Mark Razin, the Merced County Sheriff The Honorable Larry Morse II, the District Attorney of the Merced County In Re: American School of Aviation Dear Messrs Razin and Morse: Since the first news appeared in the Merced Sun-Star about a month ago related to the sudden closure of [...]

Read Full Post »

Free Air tickets for jailed Sri lankan Domestic helpers in Bahrain

Sri Lankan Government has pledged to pay for the air tickets of female workers returning home from Bahrain’s prisons. Migrant Workers Protection Society (MWPS) action committee head Marietta Dias said the vow was made to the society by Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry officials. “We have spoken with the Sri Lankan Government and they have said [...]

Read Full Post »

American Express Issues Travel Insurance Warning

Many British holidaymakers are neglecting to take out travel insurance – because they believe that their EHIC cards offer them cover instead. According to research from American Express, 2.3 million travellers who took a trip within the EU over the past year did not take out insurance for this reason. The firm also said that [...]

Read Full Post »

Mr. Minister, please come forward and do something. UPA Govt. is saved now. part (1)

Since the UPA government has already passed the no confidence motion in Parliament on 22nd July 2008, we hope that our beloved Minister Mr. Vayalar Ravi will come forward to help our sons & daughters which are fighting a lonely war for justice on a foreign soil with very few helping hands. Here is the [...]

Read Full Post »

Open letter to SABA President Khurshid Khoja, Esquire

In Re: American School of Aviation Dear Mr.Khoja I applause and thank you for the SABA’s decision to come to aid for the American School of Aviation students stranded in Atwater. It’s a light at the end of the tunnel with a hope of getting out the quagmire at long last. Early this year, Silver [...]

Read Full Post »

South Asian Bar Association of Northern California to help ASA students

It seems that help is on its way for the students of the American School of Aviation,  South Asian Bar Association of Northern California (SABA) has offered assistance to the more than 100 stranded students for assessing their legal options to get justice and remain within the U.S. A press release issued by the South [...]

Read Full Post »

Travel agent’s trial date vacated as defense looks at options

The Fallon (Fallon is a city in Churchill County, located in western Nevada, United States) travel agent accused of embezzling money from more than 30 people had her scheduled trial date of Sept. 15 vacated Tuesday morning. Cynthia Lea Holland-Taylor, 60, is charged with 36 crimes, including 16 counts of embezzlement, 16 counts of use [...]

Read Full Post »

Only chance of recovery of the student’s fees from ASA is……………….

Hello ASA students, First off, I’d like to express my sincere sympathy for those students stranded by the recent ASA fiasco and wish you all the early arrival of meaningful assistance to alleviate the current enduring hardship. I have no personal stake in this ordeal and neither lost nor gained anything from this occurrence. Nevertheless [...]

Read Full Post »

Stranded Indian Medical students in China are being flown home by Air India

Dozens of Indian medical students who have been stranded in China after buying fake air tickets are being flown home, officials from Air India say. The airline flew 12 of the students back to India on Monday. Many students returning to India on holiday were left stranded in Beijing and other parts of China after [...]

Read Full Post »