Top stories from The Straits Times on Thursday, Nov 15

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, Nov 15.

Sats officer who fell sick after consuming food from Spize restaurant has died

Spize's River Valley branch had its licence suspended when 46 customers were hospitalised after eating its food. ST PHOTO: KHALID BABA

A 38-year-old man who fell sick after allegedly consuming food from popular restaurant Spize died yesterday.

READ MORE HERE

British Cabinet backs PM Theresa May's Brexit plan, but she faces battle in parliament

Theresa May makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street, in London. PHOTO: REUTERS

British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, freeing her to tackle the much more perilous struggle of getting parliament to approve the agreement.

READ MORE HERE

Summit with Velloor: Leaders gather for 'the biggest game in town'

Today's East Asia Summit is taking place amid three developments that are of deep concern to Asean, says Associate Editor Ravi Vellor. ST PHOTO: SAMUEL RUBY

At the East Asia Summit in Vientiane two years ago, then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon brought up the subject of extra-judicial killings in the region. It was the equivalent of waving a red flag in the face of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

READ MORE HERE

Asean and China should aim to conclude talks on maritime code of conduct in 3 years: PM Lee

Asean countries and China should aim to complete talks on a code of conduct for the South China Sea in three years, even if negotiations prove to be tough and complicated.

READ MORE HERE

Durian prices fall due to low customer numbers, expected to dip further

King Fruits Durian slashed prices to $10 a durian on Nov 12, 2018. PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO

Prices for Mao Shan Wang durians are falling, as vendors in Singapore see a slump in customer numbers.

READ MORE HERE

Britain's Prince Charles parties as he celebrates 70th birthday

Prince Charles holds Prince George in an official portrait to mark his 70th birthday, with wife Camilla and Princess Charlotte seated next to him, and (top, from left) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, holding Prince Louis next to husband Prince William, and Prince Harry with wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. PHOTO: AFP

Britain's Prince Charles celebrated his 70th birthday on Wednesday by attending public and private parties as parliament sang his praises and his office released new photographs of the heir to the throne with his close family.

READ MORE HERE

'Super-Earth' discovered orbiting Sun's nearest star

An artist's impression of the view from the surface of a planet orbiting Barnard's Star. PHOTO: M. KORNMESSER/EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY

A "super-Earth" has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to the Sun, scientists said on Wednesday in a breakthrough that could shine a light on Earth's nearest planetary neighbours.

READ MORE HERE

5-year-old British boy with cancer says sorry to mum before dying in her arms

Charlie Proctor, five, being carried by his mother Amber Schofield. Ms Schofield and her husband Ben Proctor were trying to raise £855,580 (S$1.53 million) for Charlie to get an organ transplant in the United States. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/CHARLIE'S CHAPTER

A young boy died last Friday in England from a rare cancer, hours after apologising to his mother.

READ MORE HERE

Woman survives fall into sinkhole in China

The Lanzhou Traffic Police Command Centre warned people against going to the sinkhole to look at it. PHOTO: WEIBO/LANZHOU TRAFFIC POLICE COMMAND CENTRE

A woman survived a fall into a sinkhole that suddenly opened up in a pavement in Lanzhou, China.

READ MORE HERE

AFF Suzuki Cup: Fandi Ahmad may unleash two strikers in must-win tie against Timor-Leste

Singapore national coach Fandi Ahmad at the National Stadium on Nov 8,2018, before the team's first home AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 match against Indonesia. ST PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR

Interim national football coach Fandi Ahmad will turn on the attacking mode in a bid to rack up the goals against Timor-Leste in their must-win Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup tie at the National Stadium next Wednesday.

READ MORE HERE

Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.