Wednesday #sgroundup: Little India riot COI: Video evidence at public hearing show dead worker not ‘manhandled’
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Little India riot COI: Video evidence at public hearing show dead worker not 'manhandled'
A public hearing into what happened during the riot in Little India began at the Subordinate Courts on Wednesday morning.
The Committee of Inquiry (COI) set up to investigate the incident has heard and seen a video evidence of the incident.
The evidence showed that the Indian man, Sakthivelu Kumaravelu, 33, whose death sparked off the riot, was not "manhandled or thrust off" a bus he was on as theorised by some foreign media, said senior state counsel David Khoo in his opening statement.
COE premiums rise across the board
The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums increased by less than 10 per cent across all categories - except for motorcycles - in the latest bidding on Wednesday.
According to the latest results, the premium for small cars (1,600cc and below) rose to S$77,201 from S$71,564 recorded in the previous bidding on 5 February.
For big cars (1,601cc and above), the premium went up to S$78,604 from S$75,300.
More here: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/coe-premiums-rise-across-the-board-092603412.html
Xiaomi to launch walk-in store for repairs and build team in Singapore
Chinese handset manufacturer Xiaomi announced in a press conference Wednesday that it will be launching a walk-in store meant for handling repairs in Singapore, in conjunction with the release of its S$169 (US$133) Redmi smartphone this Friday.
Singapore is going to be Xiaomi’s hub for Southeast Asia.
“We don’t have a number to sell as a KPI, said Bin Lin, Co-founder, Xiaomi, adding, “We are here to learn… to get our operations to where we’re (held) to a greater standard in Mainland China.”
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/updated-xiaomi-launch-walk-store-repairs-build-team-050724458.html
The company’s flagship phone, the Xiaomi Mi3, will launch in Singapore on 7 March:
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/xiaomi-sell-flagship-phone-singapore-044507983.html
AirAsia boss lets rip at rival, Malaysian regulators
Flamboyant AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes savaged Malaysia Airlines and the nation's aviation authorities on Wednesday, accusing them of mismanagement that was harming the travelling public.
The budget airline mogul posted the comments on his Twitter feed a day after fierce rival Malaysia Airlines (MAS) announced it had lost a whopping 1.17 billion ringgit ($355 million) in 2013.
"AirAsia Allstars, take a bow. Malaysia Airlines lost over a billion," Fernandes tweeted.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/airasia-boss-lets-rip-rival-malaysian-regulators-082340912--finance.html
Police, protesters wage 'war' in deadly Kiev clashes
Protesters braced Wednesday for a fresh assault by riot police in central Kiev after a day of clashes left at least 25 people dead in the worst violence since the start of Ukraine's three-month political crisis.
Protesters hurled paving stones and Molotov cocktails at lines of riot police that had pushed into the heart of the devastated protest camp.
Overnight, security forces rained a volley of tear gas down on thousands of demonstrators as they ramped up attempts to clear the camp at Independence Square, where protesters have set up a sprawling tent city during three months of protests.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/police-protesters-wage-39-war-39-deadly-kiev-021310410.html
