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  • Shuttler Sai Praneeth upsets second seed in Singapore

    After sending Taufik Hidayat into retirement, India's B. Sai Praneeth caused another big upset by defeating second seed Yun Hu of Hong Kong in the men's singles first round of the Singapore Open Super Series here Wednesday. The 20-year-old Sai, ranked 61 in the world, thrashed World No.4 Hu 21-9, 21-10 in exactly half an hour at the Singapore Indoor Stadium to level his head-to-head to ...

  • Haze update Haze taskforce convened as PSI soared to record level

    Taken at 10.33pm at the Promontory@Marina Bay on June 19, 2013. The Manpower Ministry may issue stop-work order and the Education Ministry would have to decide whether to close schools if the haze situation persists, said Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE ...

  • AirAsia to fly to 2 more Indonesian cities from Singapore

    Low-cost carrier AirAsia will fly from Singapore directly to the Indonesian cities of Medan and Surabaya, it announced on Wednesday.There will be two flights daily to and from Medan, and one daily to and from Surabaya.The expansion is a result of the demand growing for both leisure and business travelers, the Straits Times quoted an AirAsia spokesman as saying.The company also said that it is ...

  • Singapore smog levels set new record soaring towards hazardous level

    Singapore Smog levels in Singapore have hit the highest level on record with the air pollutant index approaching the "hazardous" level.The National Environment Agency (NEA) says the index has soared well past the 200-mark considered as "very unhealthy" and near the "hazardous" level of 301.The index soared to 290 at 9:00pm on Wednesday (local time), according the ...

  • Singapore air pollution soars to very unhealthy levels

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's air pollution level rose to "very unhealthy" levels late on Wednesday, with the main pollution index hitting the highest on record, as smoke from Indonesian forest fires enveloped the city-state. The Pollution Standards Index (PSI) soared to 290 at 9:00 p.m. local time (2:00 p.m. British time), up from 190 just an hour earlier. A PSI reading above ...


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  • AIRSHOW-Singapore Airlines orders 30 more Airbus A350s

    PARIS, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:29am EDT PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines has placed a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft worth $8.6 billion at list prices, with options for 20 more of the jetliners. The airline could convert the options into larger A350-1000s under the terms of the deal, Airbus said at the Paris Airshow on Wednesday. The carrier now has 70 ...

  • Stranded commuters on North East line train evacuated through tunnel

    Sengkang MRT station at 7pm on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Commuters on a NEL train that broke down between Punggol and Woodleigh on Wednesday evening had to walk through train tunnels to Hougang station in order to exit. -- ST PHOTO: NURIA ...

  • Haze in Singapore hits historical high PSI at 290

    A cruise ship (right) berthed at the Harbourfront cruise terminal is obscured as it is blanketed by haze in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's air is now on the cusp of being "hazardous" as the Pollutant Standards Index soared to 290 at 9pm, the worst reading ever in the Republic. -- PHOTO: ...

  • Singapores air now on the verge of being very unhealthy PSI at 190

    The Central Business District skyline is obscured by the haze over the Keppel container yard in Singapore on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 7.30pm. Singapore's air is now on the cusp of being "very unhealthy" as the Pollutant Standards Index soared to 190 at 8pm, the worst reading in 16 years. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS ...

  • Russia S.Korea Singapore sign nanotechnology cooperation deal

    Russia, South Korea and Singapore signed a cooperation deal on developing nanotechnology Thursday.A memorandum of understanding signed Thursday on the sidelines of the 2011 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum broadens investment in the Asia Nanotechnology Fund, which was set up last September by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology (RUSNANO), the Singaporean Economic Development ...

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