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'So glad he got caught': Man arrested for posing as Singapore Airlines pilot at Delhi airport
Police in India arrested a man at the New Delhi international airport on Thursday (April 25) for impersonating a Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilot, after he was found walking around the airport dressed in full pilot gear.
Singapore Airlines ordered to pay Indian police officer for ‘mental agony’ after seat fails to recline: reports
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Hyderabad ruled in favour of Ravi Gupta and his wife Anjali Gupta, media outlets in India reported on Thursday.
Blockchain still a hot topic at Money20/20 Asia, along with AI, even as interest wanes in other markets
Blockchain technologies emerged as an important trend at an Asia fintech conference this week, along with artificial intelligence (AI).
SIA ordered to pay $3,580 to couple who filed complaint after their recliner seats failed to work
HYDERABAD - Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been ordered to pay two of its passengers 200,000 rupees (S$3,300) plus other costs after they filed a complaint concerning recliner seats on a flight from Hyderabad to Australia.
These are the places where Chinese-owned TikTok is already banned
TikTok has long maintained that it doesn’t share data with the Chinese government, and its CEO has taken a defiant stance, vowing to fight back.
Head of Vietnam’s parliament resigns amid corruption probe
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The head of Vietnam’s parliament has resigned, according to state media, making him the latest senior member of government to leave office amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign that’s shaken the country’s political and business elites.
Middle East conflicts, high interest rates could dampen Singapore’s economic growth
While the Monetary Authority of Singapore stuck to its view that the economy would grow 1 per cent-3 per cent this year, it said in its biannual Macroeconomic Review published on Friday that the outlook depends on the global pivot to monetary easing and a tech upswing.