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SIA pilot accused of making prank calls to Canada
Oct 10, 2007, 0:11 GMT
Singapore - A Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilot has been accused of making prank calls to fast-foot outlets for deliveries to be made to a colleague in Canada, news reports said Wednesday.
Looi Kang San, 53, allegedly called Canadian Pizza's delivery hotline on November 11, 2006, to order food to be taken to the home of Steven Cameron Gillis, 57.
Nearly 30 minutes later, he was said to have called the McDonald's hotline and placed a similar order, The Straits Times said. Two more calls were made to Kentucky Fried Chicken and Canadian Pizza the following day for the same recipient.
The pilot, who has been with SIA for more than 30 years, has been suspended. No explanation was given for why Looi made the calls, the report said.
Distrit Judge Danielle Yeow scheduled a pretrial conference for Tuesday. Looi's passport was impounded Tuesday, and he is out on bail of 8,000 Singapore dollars (5,369 US dollars).
Anyone who transmits a false message by phone can be fined up to 10,000 Singapore dollars (6,711-US-dollars) and jailed for up to three years.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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http://bohtong.blogspot.comOct 10th, 2007 - 06:38:17
The pilot is not being mischievous but mean and heartless or he may be mentally sick or pressured due to a lot of flying or rather lack of it.
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