Today in News History
On July 1, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 992, Heonjeong, Korean queen (born 966) passed away. In 1905, John Hay, American journalist and politician, 37th United States Secretary of State (born 1838) passed away. In 1906, Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founder of Estée Lauder Companies (died 2004) was born. In 1946, Kojo Laing, Ghanaian novelist and poet (died 2017) was born. In 1953, Jadranka Kosor, Croatian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Croatia was born. In 1960, Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state. In 1962, Mokhzani Mahathir, Malaysian businessman was born. In 1991, Michael Landon, American actor, director and producer (born 1936) passed away. In 1991, The Finnish operator Radiolinja is launched as the world's first GSM network. In 2004, Marlon Brando, American actor and director (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Singapore telecoms company slashes CEO’s salary over outages
The chief executive of Singapore’s largest and oldest telecommunications company took a pay cut last year despite the company posting a sharp rise in profits, after a series of network failures dented its operational record. Singtel CEO Yuen Kuan Moon received S6.8 million (US5.3 million) for the financial year ended March 31, down 16.9 per cent from S8.2 million a year earlier, according to the company’s annual report released on Tuesday and first reported by The Straits Times. The pay cut...
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