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  • Thulasi Arundhati Sai Praneeth enter main draw in Singapore

    Indian shuttlers P.C. Thulasi, Arundhati Pantawane and B. Sai Praneeth entered the main draw after winning the qualification rounds of their respective categories at the Singapore Open Super Series here Tuesday. Sai Praneeth, who sent legendary Taufik Hidayat into retirement last week, won both his men's singles qualification matches. The youngster beat Japanese Riichi Takeshita 21-12, 22-20 ...

  • Japan promotes eco-friendly transportation

    A safe and efficient transportation system is one of the highlights of Singapore's Changi Airport. Its credit goes to Japanese signal maker Kyosan, which introduced the signal system automated electric sky train. The electric sky trains, equipped with rubber tyres, are eco-friendly and help passengers move from one terminal to another. Kyosan has provided the technology for eco-friendly ...

  • IIT-ian becomes dean of top Singapore business school

    Ravi Kumar, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology -Madras (IIT-M), has been appointed dean of the Nanyang Business School (NBS) in Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), it was announced Tuesday. In a press release issued by the university, Kumar, 61, has been described as "an academic heavyweight with a good blend of east-west experience". Ravi Kumar comes to Singapore ...

  • No rental increase for two-years for those whose incomes cross the $800-a-month mark

    National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan views a vacant completed unit, a 4-room HDB flat at Block 886C, Treegrove@ Woodlands. Rental increases will now be waived for two years for those whose incomes cross a $800 a month threshold, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan in a blog post on Wednesday. -- PHOTO: ...

  • Man charged with murder of colleague in Kranji

    A deliveryman was charged in court on Wednesday with murdering a fellow colleague at a timber company in Kranji on Monday. -- THE NEW PAPER PHOTO: CHOO CHEE ...


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Food, Inc.

Food, Inc.

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  • Singapore Haze Update PSI reading eases slightly to 114 at noon

    The haze in Singapore eased slightly at noon on Tuesday, with the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) dipping to 114 at noon, down from 123 an hour ago. But air quality remained in the unhealthy range, which is anything over 100. The 24-hour average concentration of PM2.5, or very fine particulate matter, was between 154 and 186 micrograms per cubic metre at noon, a rise from 145-179 at ...

  • Singapore sets up committee to develop infocomm masterplan

    The government of Singapore has set up a committee to develop a national masterplan for the information and communications sector as well as the media, authorities said on Tuesday.The Infocomm Media Masterplan Steering Committee is expected to spend the next two years working with the private and public sectors on the masterplan.The committee, which has 14 members, is led by Koh Boon Hwee, who ...

  • Singapore Airlines May 2013 operating results

    The operating results for May 2013 are given in the table below: In May 2013, Singapore Airlines' system wide passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) increased 1.3% on the back of 3.1% growth in capacity (measured in available seat kilometers). Consequently, passenger load factor (PLF) fell by 1.2 percentage points to 74.6%. The number of passengers carried ...

  • Over $1b given to low-income to buy HDB flats

    HDB flats in construction. More than $1 billion in grants has been given out by the Government to help low-income households get on the property ladder by buying their first HDB flat. -- ST FILE PHOTO: SEAH KWANG ...

  • As PSI rises sales of face masks soar

    SINGAPOREANS are taking their own precautions as hazy conditions persist by stocking up on products to protect themselves. Sales of products such as face masks and eye drops surged over the past few days, as the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reached a high of 155 on Monday night. At Watsons, face mask and eye drop sales rose by 80 per cent and 50 per cent respectively, said its ...

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