The Straits Times
Pilots reminisce as RSAF retires Super Puma progressively
Mr Robert Tan on the Super Puma in 2015 and Sembawang GRC MP Poh Li San, a former RSAF helicopter pilot, with a Super Puma circa 2005.PHOTOS: COURTESY OF POH LI SAN, COURTESY OF ROBERT TAN
https://str.sg/Jycv
They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account.
Share link:
Or share via:
Sign up or log in to read this article in full
Sign up
All done! This article is now fully available for you
Read now
Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.
The big infrastructure plan unveiled by President Joe Biden last week is meant to do more than revive America's decaying infrastructure and create jobs. The United States would like to prove that democracies can do big projects and challenge Beijing's all-but-official stance that the West is in a long-term decline. Other countries around the world are also looking to ramp up
Esports likely to be medal event at 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games
Sun, Apr 11 2021 05:40:30 PM
Hangzhou (China), Apr 11 (IANS): In an indication that esports will certainly be a medal event during the Hangzhou Asian Games, the recognition given to the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is being seen as a very positive step ahead of the quadrennial games in September 2022.
The recognition drew applause from top sports administrators, with Saudi Arabia s Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Sultan Al Saud, whose country will host the 2034 Asian Games, welcoming the move. The partnership between AESF and the Olympic Council of Asia further legitimises esports globally and provides the athletes and the fans the support they deserve, Prince Faisal Bin Bandar, who is the president of the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS), said.
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA - Steep inclines and sharp turns have become a thing of the past for motorists on Indonesia s Sumatra island after the first highway there opened last September.
Travelling 360km on a completed stretch of the highway - between the busy Bakauheni seaport in the southernmost province of Lampung and Palembang city - took 10 hours, or six hours shorter than on normal roads.
Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article.
Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month
Latest headlines and exclusive stories
In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content
Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months
Bali s Ngurah Rai airport rolls out COVID breathalyzer test
8th April 2021 4 hours ago
Passengers queue up to take the GeNose C-19 test at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on Friday.
Ngurah Rai International Airport is the fifth airport to implement GeNose after the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II international airport in Palembang, Husein Sastranegara airport in Bandung, Yogyakarta international airport, and Juanda airport in Suraba Jakarta (ANTARA) - GeNose, a COVID-19 breathalyzer developed by an Indonesian scientist, can initially be utilized at Bali’s Ngurah Rai international airport for screening travelers, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said.
“Ngurah Rai International Airport is the fifth airport to implement GeNose after the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II international airport in Palembang, Husein Sastranegara airport in Bandung, Yogyakarta international airport, and Juanda airport in Surabaya on April 1 (2021),” Sumadi said in a press