Friday #sgroundup: Driver involved in 2013 deaths of man and Korean family charged
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Driver involved in 2013 deaths of man and Korean family charged
The man behind the wheel of a car that killed a Singaporean and members of a Korean family along Central Expressway (CTE) on National Day last year was charged in court on Friday.
Toh Cheng Yang, 35, is accused of one charge of dangerous driving resulting in death, and another of driving under the influence of drugs, according to local media reports.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/driver-involved-in-2013-deaths-of-man-and-korean-family-charged-064536079.html
Singapore news website Mothership.sg agrees to register under Broadcasting Act
Singapore news website Mothership.sg has agreed to register under the Broadcasting Act as requested by the Media Development Authority (MDA). It is the third local news site notified by authorities in the past year.
In a statement to Yahoo Singapore on Friday, they said, “We will accede to MDA's request to register under Section 9 of the Broadcasting Act, and to comply with all laws, rules, regulations and codes of practice that have been put in place to regulate broadcasting in Singapore.”
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/mda-asks-singapore-news-website-mothership-sg-to-register-for-a-licence-104026615.html
Mozilla CEO resigns after furor over gay rights
Mozilla co-founder Brendan Eich is stepping down as CEO and leaving the company following protests over his support of a gay marriage ban in California.
The nonprofit that makes the Firefox browser infuriated many employees and users last week by naming Eich head of the Mountain View, Calif.-based organization.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/mozilla-ceo-resigns-furor-over-201311915--finance.html
US 'black box' detector joins MH370 ocean search
A US Navy "black box" detector made its much-anticipated debut in the oceanic hunt for flight MH370 on Friday but Australia's search chief warned it was crunch time with the box's signal set to expire soon.
The Australian naval vessel Ocean Shield arrived with a "towed pinger locator" capable of homing in on signals from the black box, as 14 planes scoured the remote Indian Ocean search area for signs of a crash site.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/mh370-black-box-ship-due-search-zone-235021818.html
Six dead, 10,500 homeless as floods devastate Solomons
Flash flooding killed at least six people and left 10,500 homeless in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara on Friday, with another 30 missing and the death toll set to rise, officials said.
The government declared a state of emergency after the city's main river, the Matanikau, burst its banks late Thursday, sweeping away entire communities, bringing down bridges and inundating the downtown area.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/six-dead-10-500-homeless-floods-devastate-solomons-063141866.html