Top 5 stories for Thursday, 29 August 2013

Here are today’s top five stories in case you missed them.

Tourists on SIA plane fight to keep 30 sets of inflight cutlery

A group of tourists from China surprised Singapore Airlines staff when they refused to hand over 30 sets of stainless steel knives and forks. Even though flight attendants told the tourists that the stainless steel tableware were to be re-used, the tourists stubbornly refused to hand them over, saying that relatives who had flown with the airline in the past told them that they could the utensils.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/tourists-on-sia-flight-try-to-keep-30-sets-of-stainless-steel-cutlery-015213972.html

Girl, 3, killed by bulldozer in China land dispute

A three-year-old girl was killed by a bulldozer during a land dispute in China, the latest case highlighting the human cost of the country's breakneck urbanisation. She was killed as the family tried to block construction crew from "forcibly flattening the land".
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/girl-3-killed-bulldozer-china-land-dispute-071512166.html

Singapore dollar: the next currency to fall?

The Singapore dollar has fallen more than 2 per cent from a two-month high hit just over two weeks ago, raising the question of whether it may play catch up with neighbouring emerging-market currencies that have been caught in a brutal sell-off.
http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/singapore-dollar-next-currency-fall-230723418.html

Gang preying on luxury car owners in KL

Malaysian police are hunting eight members of a gang which has been terrorising luxury car owners at least 37 times in three cities since early this year. A city police chief said investigations are under way to track down the perpetrators.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/gang-preying-luxury-car-owners-loose-kl-230600086.html

College athletes' honesty caught on security camera

Four US football players went shopping at a general store — two of them needed sunglasses and batteries. When it was time to pay, the store clerk was no where to be found. The players were captured on store security cameras leaving money at the register. The store manager was taken aback by their honesty.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/college-athletes--remarkable-honesty-caught-on-camera-142529420.html