SINGAPORE: The Bionix vehicle that reversed into the Land Rover driven by full-time national serviceman Liu Kai was moving away from simulated enemy fire, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a written answer to Parliament on Monday (Nov 19).Dr Ng was responding to questions by Members of Parliament regarding the training incident involving Corporal First Class (CFC) Liu, 22, who died on Nov 3."CFC Liu was driving the Land Rover carrying a trainer that was involved in an Armour exercise at the Jalan Murai training area," Dr Ng said.“The Land Rover was stationary behind a Bionix Armoured Fighting Vehicle which was part of the exercise. The Bionix responded to a simulated enemy encounter to reverse away from simulated enemy fire.“The Bionix reversed into the Land Rover and partially mounted the Land Rover. The trainer was unhurt but CFC Liu sustained injuries. Training was immediately halted and the on-site medic attended to CFC Liu.”The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) … [Read more...] about Death of NSF Liu Kai: Bionix that mounted Land Rover was reversing from ‘simulated enemy fire’
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The women of Twitter who are powering India’s #MeToo campaign
It was a seemingly harmless tweet that enraged Mahima Kukreja and put the 28-year-old on the frontline of India’s #MeToo firestorm. The advertising professional was on her way to work Oct. 4 when she saw a message from popular comedian Utsav Chakraborty, who has a television show and nearly 50,000 Twitter followers, about a recent incident of Indian men behaving badly on a cruise ship in Australia, which he said was an “embarrassment” to fellow citizens. Wasn’t this the same person who’d sent her an unsolicited photograph of a penis two years ago? “I was like, ‘This is a man standing on some moral high ground after harassing me',” Kukreja recalled during an interview at a Mumbai cafe. “At that moment, I wasn’t thinking of consequences. I thought: ‘This is it. I’m just going to come out with my story.” She replied to his tweet with her allegations. Chakraborty issued a public apology within hours, in which he … [Read more...] about The women of Twitter who are powering India’s #MeToo campaign
This gorgeous $71,000 Jaguar wagon will make you want to ditch your luxury SUV
caption Our Jaguar XF Sportbrake test car. source Hollis Johnson/Business Insider The Jaguar XF Sportbrake wagon arrives in the US for the 2018 model year. The Sportbrake is powered by a 380 horsepower, 3.0-liter supercharged V6. According to Jaguar, the XF wagon can hit 60 mph in 5.3 seconds. We loved the Jaguar’s style, performance, and utility but found its interior to be a bit plain. The 2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake S AWD starts at $70,450 while our test car carried an as-tested price of $71,445. For decades, the tried and true station wagon was the preferred method of family transportation in the US. But the in the ’90s and 2000s, its position in the automotive kingdom was usurped by the minivan. And over the past decade, the minivan’s reign was ended by the crossover SUV. Even as America’s love affair with the wagon faded, it remained a … [Read more...] about This gorgeous $71,000 Jaguar wagon will make you want to ditch your luxury SUV
This gorgeous $71,000 station wagon will make you want to ditch your luxury SUV
caption Our Jaguar XF Sportbrake test car. source Hollis Johnson/Business Insider The Jaguar XF Sportbrake wagon arrives in the US for the 2018 model year. The Sportbrake is powered by a 380 horsepower, 3.0-liter supercharged V6. According to Jaguar, the XF wagon can hit 60 mph in 5.3 seconds. We loved the Jaguar’s style, performance, and utility but found its interior to be a bit plain. The 2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake S AWD starts at $70,450 while our test car carried an as-tested price of $71,445. For decades, the tried and true station wagon was the preferred method of family transportation in the US. But the in the ’90s and 2000s, its position in the automotive kingdom was usurped by the minivan. And over the past decade, the minivan’s reign was ended by the crossover SUV. Even as America’s love affair with the wagon faded, it remained a … [Read more...] about This gorgeous $71,000 station wagon will make you want to ditch your luxury SUV
Audi’s luxury car-rental service is making a big change that customers will love
The Audi-only car rental service Silvercar is adding the brand’s Q5 SUV to its fleet. Previously, the service only offered Audi A4 sedans. The company plans to expand to five new locations in 2018, including San Diego, Washington, DC, and Salt Lake City. Silvercar, the Audi-only car rental service acquired by Audi in 2017, is adding the brand’s Q5 SUV to its fleet. Previously, the service only offered A4 sedans, but it decided to add the SUV, which received a 2018 Best Auto Tech Award from Kelley Blue Book, because of requests from its users.“We definitely heard them ask for a larger vehicle over time, and so we decided to listen,” Silvercar president and COO Chris Donus told Business Insider in a phone interview.Donus divided Silvercar’s users into two camps: business and leisure travelers, and while an SUV might be a more obvious fit for families who need to transport equipment for … [Read more...] about Audi’s luxury car-rental service is making a big change that customers will love