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Following in granddad and dad's footsteps

Military life is in the DNA of this three-generation family. From the time he was a toddler riding on his grandfather Winston Choo’s shoulders at the army open house, Second-Lieutenant (2LT) Daniel Choo, 19, knew he wanted to be an officer. Although the 78-year-old retired general used to command the entire defence force, his grandson […]

SIA slips to No. 2 in best airline list, wins top spot for its premium suites

SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) could not retain its crown as the best airline in 2020, slipping a spot to No. 2 behind Air New Zealand, according to airline safety and product rating review website AirlineRatings. Even so, SIA snagged the Best First Class Airline accolade. This is the sixth time Air New Zealand has been […]

Pork shortages in China set to ease by second half of next year

BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Rising domestic production, growing imports and new measures to prevent African swine fever in pig farms will help China overcome pork shortages during the second half of next year, the Ministry of Commerce has said. The Department of Market Operation and Consumption Promotion under the ministry said on Monday […]

Ho Ching warns against scam ads that 'make up fake breathtaking quotes from me'

SINGAPORE – OCBC Bank “called” to stop Temasek chief executive Ho Ching from giving out money-making secrets during an interview, claims a fake article for a “cryptocurrency trading programme” linked in a Facebook advertisement. If that does not raise enough red flags, the bogus report, masquerading as one by The Straits Times, also says that […]

Jail, caning for teacher who molested 7 boys from uniformed group CCA

SINGAPORE – A male secondary school teacher in charge of a uniformed group co-curricular activity (CCA), who molested seven of its teenage members, was sentenced on Tuesday (Dec 17) to 26 months’ jail and three strokes of the cane. The man, who is now 39, has been suspended since Sept 14, 2017, and is no […]

Australian court sentences would-be airline bombers to 76 years in prison

SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Two brothers have been sentenced to a total of 76 years in prison by an Australian court for planning to blow up an Etihad Airways flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi with a bomb hidden in a meat grinder. The New South Wales Supreme Court on Tuesday (Dec 17) sentenced Khaled Khayat […]

SoftBank's Son says Japan should make AI mandatory subject for college students

TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday Japan should make artificial intelligence (AI) a mandatory subject for college entrance exams, to counter the yawning gap with the United States and China in the nascent field. Japanese students “don’t study if they are not asked… let’s put it as […]

Delhi police in ‘shooting’ row as protests spread

Indian police have denied shooting people during protests in Delhi – as anger at a citizenship law spreads across the country. At least three people said they were shot, but police said the wounds were caused by broken tear gas canisters. The BBC has seen the hospital report of one person who thought he was […]

Pound falls on report Johnson planning new Brexit deadline

TOKYO (Reuters) – The British pound fell on Tuesday after reports UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was seeking a hard line on Britain’s transition period after Brexit, effectively creating a new cliff in its negotiations with Brussels. Sterling dropped as much as 0.7% to $1.3236 GBP=D4, as its Friday’s 1-1/2-year peak of $1.3516 looked increasingly […]