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  • Over 30 wild animals seized from Singapore flat

    Over 30 wild animals of highly endangered species such as the slow loris, marmoset, Indian star tortoise and ball python, prohibited for being kept as pets, have been seized from a flat in Singapore during a raid, authorities said. The animals were recovered earlier this month by the country's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority, Xinhua reported Monday. It was the largest seizure of wildlife ...

  • Badminton Singapore Open hit by late pull-outs

    SINGAPORE (AFP) - A large-scale withdrawal on the eve of competition has robbed badminton's Singapore Open of several seeded players after superstars Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei also chose to skip the event.Eleven players pulled out on Monday, citing fatigue and injury, though many may be keen to avoid exerting themselves in what is the last Super Series event before the world championships ...

  • Four Asean countries agreed on using TV spectrum for 4G services

    Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Information and Communication, and Minister in-charge of Muslim Affairs being interviewed on the book published by the Religious Rehabilitation Group (EEG).Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to set aside TV broadcasting airwaves for mobile broadband use. -- BH FILE PHOTO: TUNI ...

  • Jakarta points finger at Singaporean palm oil ventures for causing smog

    (29 mins ago) Smog from forest fires in Indonesia stayed at unhealthy levels in Singapore today as the two neighbors blamed each other for the seasonal problem. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index stood at 115 as offices opened – still above the ';unhealthy’’ threshold of 100 but down from the peak reached late yesterday when the entire island was shrouded by a ...

  • Baker named AP chief for Malaysia Singapore

    BANGKOK -; Mark Baker, photographer and acting bureau chief for The Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur, has been promoted to chief of bureau for Malaysia and ...


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  • Singapore Indonesia tussle over haze problem

    SINGAPORE (AFP) - Smog from forest fires in Indonesia stayed at unhealthy levels in Singapore on Tuesday as the two neighbours blamed each other for the seasonal problem.Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index stood at 115 as offices opened -- still above the "unhealthy" threshold of 100 but down from the peak reached late Monday when the entire island was shrouded by a smoky ...

  • Singapore Haze Update PSI reading up to 123 at 11am

    The haze in Singapore been worsening again since early Tuesday morning, with the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) rising to 123 at 11am. The first PSI reading of the day at 6am was 109, but by 9am it had risen to 115 and has been climbing since. Any reading above 100 means unhealthy air quality. The haze, caused by forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia, was particularly bad at 10pm on ...

  • Haze Doctors gearing up for flood of patients affected by haze

    Pedestrians walking along a pathway along Stamford Road at 6pm on Monday. Doctors are gearing up for a flood of patients affected by the haze, which crossed into the unhealthy range yesterday. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ ...

  • Singaporeans wake up to another hazy day as readings stay at unhealthy level

    View from Mount Sophia at 8.30am on Tuesday. Singaporeans woke up to another day of haze on Tuesday as the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hovered at 115 at 9am. -- PHOTO: TWITTER USER ...

  • Surprise 4.6 dip in exports last month in Singapore

    Singapore's exports fell more than expected last month on weak demand for electronics, despite signs that factories had been increasing output in recent months. Non-oil domestic exports dipped 4.6 per cent last month over a year ago, trade agency IE Singapore said yesterday. They were weighed down by electronics shipments, which declined by a larger-than-expected 13.2 per cent in the ...

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