SINGAPORE: A man who sexually abused his own daughter from when she was as young as five years old, eventually taking her virginity when she was about 11, was sentenced to jail for 29 years on Tuesday (May 14).Of his jail term, one year is in lieu of caning as the man is 51 and cannot be caned. He also cannot be named in order to protect the identity of his daughter.The case, called "appalling" by the prosecution, involved at least seven years of sexual abuse over much of the girl's childhood.The court heard that the man lived with his wife, his daughter and her younger brother in a flat from 2006.It was the same year he began sexually exploiting his young daughter, who was five to six at the time. He began by touching her when he had the urge to do so, the prosecution said.SEX ACTS PROGRESSED TO INTERCOURSEThis progressed to other sex acts to fulfil his fantasies and in 2012, he took her virginity without a condom. She was aged 11 to 12 at the time, said Deputy Public … [Read more...] about Man who sexually abused daughter, took her virginity gets jail
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Virgin Galactic moves into spaceport as passenger flights nears
Almost 15 years ago, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson made a bet on launching tourists into space from the scrublands of southern New Mexico. Now, he’s about to move the headquarters of his space venture to the so-called “Land of Enchantment. ”Virgin Galactic’s move into its permanent headquarters at Spaceport America, north of Las Cruces, signifies the acceleration of his effort to build a viable space tourism business. It also marks a recovery from the 2014 mishap that claimed the life of a test pilot. This summer, the company will relocate about 100 employees from California as it prepares to wind down its test flight program, Virgin Galactic announced Friday during a ceremony with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham in Santa Fe. The next step—actually flying customers—could begin later this year. “The long-held promise of uniting our spaceship with a dedicated Spaceport America is finally happening,” Virgin … [Read more...] about Virgin Galactic moves into spaceport as passenger flights nears
Virgin donates fitness bikes to youth centre
The company donated 41 used gym bikes from Virgin Active’s Empire Tower branch to be used at Lumpini Youth Centre’s fitness room with an aim to encourage more Thais to get fit. Wisarn Gong-Ngern, front row, fourth from right, the director of recreation and learning, was on hand to accept the donated bikes together with the centre’s staff. … [Read more...] about Virgin donates fitness bikes to youth centre
Virgin Australia delays Boeing 737 MAX order
SYDNEY: Virgin Australia said on Tuesday (Apr 30) it has delayed delivery of its order of 48 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft over safety concerns, following two deadly crashes.The 737 MAX has been grounded worldwide since mid-March following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight and an earlier Lion Air crash in Indonesia, which killed a total of 346 passengers and crew.Virgin Australia said in a statement that it was deferring delivery of its first batch of planes from November 2019 to July 2021."Safety is always the number one priority for Virgin Australia. As we have previously stated, we will not introduce any new aircraft to the fleet unless we are completely satisfied with its safety," Virgin Chief Executive Paul Scurrah said."We are confident in Boeing's commitment to returning the 737 MAX to service safely and as a long-term partner of Boeing, we will be working with them through this process."Virgin also said it was shifting some of its orders of 737 MAX 8s to Max 10s while keeping … [Read more...] about Virgin Australia delays Boeing 737 MAX order
Virgin Australia to defer deliveries of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Business Virgin Australia Holdings said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Boeing to delay deliveries of the U.S. planemaker's now contentious 737 MAX aircraft. 30 Apr 2019 06:50AM Bookmark REUTERS: Virgin Australia Holdings said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Boeing to delay deliveries of the U.S. planemaker's now contentious 737 MAX aircraft.Last month, Australia's civil aviation safety authority suspended Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft from flying to or from Australia, following fatal crashes involving Boeing's latest model in Indonesia and Ethiopia.The country's no. 2 airline said in a statement on Tuesday it had deferred delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from November 2019 to July 2021, and that it would convert an additional 15 of its 737 MAX 8 aircraft on order to 737 MAX10s.(Reporting by Rushil Dutta in Bengaluru; Editing by James Dalgleish) … [Read more...] about Virgin Australia to defer deliveries of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft