Non-existent bluetooth keyboard reason MBA won't boot

My January 2012 Macbook Air has been rendered a brick. For a few days the cursor would be stuck in place them would become unstuck and usable but slowly worsened to brick status. On the way it gave a message at reboot saying that my BLuetooth Keyboard could not be found and to make it "discoverable".
Bluetooth Keyboard Setup
There isn't a keyboard connected
I was not using a wireless keyboard but that does not mean that someone else was not trying to hack into my computer at the hotel I was staying in.
I tried the SMC reset others have suggested in other posts but it did nothing.
I connected a USB keyboard which seemed to get a beep from the Macbook, but since it had no mouse attached I was unable to move the cursor at login post boot.
Any suggestions? I am in Singapore where there is no Apple Store but there are probably authorized repair shops. Hopefully someone has an answer here.
THanks!

A USB keyboard and USB mouse did allow me to get the Macbook Air to function so I could see that I have OS X 10.7.5 Lion installed. After doing the SMC reset a couple of times the trackpad worked very briefly only to get stuck again. So I think I must have a faulty keyboard.
I read somewhere about PRAM or NVRAM reset but this may not apply to Macbook Air, perhaps only to Macbook Pro?

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