Man who attacked flight attendant will pay back nearly $50,000 for plane’s diversion to Anchorage
Print article A man who attacked and threatened to kill a flight attendant last year was ordered Tuesday in federal court to repay the nearly $50,000 it cost to divert the plane to Anchorage and accommodate more than 200 passengers on board. Seksan Kumtong now 52 had been acting strangely since boarding a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Narita, Japan, last February, Brenden Ryan, an FBI special agent in Anchorage, wrote in an affidavit supporting a criminal complaint. Crew members decided to cut him off from receiving alcoholic beverages and he fell asleep in his seat for a period of the flight, the affidavit said. After he awoke, he became agitated when he was denied another drink, according to the affidavit.
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The first hotel in Japan to be awarded this certification, aims to ensure visitors safety
Hotel Nikko Narita has announced that it has received verification under SGS Japan Inc. s Cleaning and Disinfection Monitoring and Verification Service. SGS is the world s leading independent inspection, verification, testing and certification company. Hotel Nikko Narita is the first hotel in Japan to be certified under its verification service, which was developed by SGS and launched worldwide following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Presentation of the certification and SGS mark by SGS Japan Inc. Managing Director Lisson Yan (left) to Hotel Nikko Narita General Manager Makoto Yoshitaka (right) (Photo: Business Wire)
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japan and the stock market s dramatic turn today. our business editor is here to explain what is happening in the markets both in japan and right here in the u.s. looking forward to that. first, a major setback in efforts to cool the overheated nuclear reactors in japan. a surge of radiation has made it too dangerous for workers to stay inside that plant. the radiation spike was apparently the result of a release of pressure that had built up in one of the reactors. diana alvear has the latest from narita. hi, diana. reporter: good morning. it has been setback after setback for those poor workers at the fukushima nuclear facility. for days they ve been struggling to stabilize those reactors, but at this point even the prime minister sounds like he s losing hope. for the second time in as many days, a fire broke out at fukushima s united four reactor. while the immediate impact of the latest fire was not clear, previous explosions and fires prompted a warning from japan s prime
day. very interesting piece. in some places you wouldn t expect that register radiation, everyday items, you wouldn t expect. a lot of people thinking about this issue for the first time. first we want to update you on the crisis in japan. it has taken a new dramatic turn this morning. efforts to prevent a meltdown at the nuclear reactor have been stopped because of a surge of radiation that made it too dangerous. workers who had been dousing the reactor with water were forced to pull back. diana alvear is joining us from narita with more on the worsening situation at that reactor. hi. reporter: good morning. it has been setback after setback for the poor workers at fukushima nuclear facility. today, word of another fire breaking out at unit number four. the same unit damaged by fire the day before. now, the immediate impact of this latest event is still being determined but these setbacks are prompting the prime minister to come right out and say the chances of more leaked rad