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  • Saina reaches Indonesia Open quarters

    Saina Nehwal came from a game down to beat Eriko Hirose and enter the women's singles quarterfinals at Singapore Open Superseries badminton event here Thursday. Saina, who slipped to number four in world rankings released Thursday, had to dig deep against the Japanese before earning a 16-21, 21-16, 21-9 win. The contest lasted a little over one hour. With Thursday's success, Saina levelled her ...

  • 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 ...

  • There is sufficient stock of N95 masks Health Ministry

    The Ministry of Health (MOH) has given the assurance that there is sufficient stock of N95 masks to meet anticipated needs, even as Singapore finds itself in the midst of some of the worst haze conditions in decades. -- ST PHOTO: LIM ...

  • Two more males arrested for Cineleisure slashing

    Two more people have been arrested over Saturday's vicious parang attack on a 20-year-old full-time national serviceman at Orchard Cineleisure. -- ST FILE PHOTO: DESMOND ...

  • Haze update PSI climbs to new high of 371 at 1pm on Thursday

    The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) has climbed to a new high of 371 at 1pm on Thursday. The reading was worse than Tuesday night when the index hit 321 at 10pm. The previous record was 266, in 1997. Air becomes "hazardous" when the PSI breaches ...


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The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville)

The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville)

Sylvain Chomets The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) is an almost impossibly delectable mixture of uncanny weirdness and poignant sweetness. The nearly dialogue-free animated film owes its unique alchemy to Jacques Tati as much as it does to old ... ...

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  • Haze update PSI at noon surges to 299

    Singapore's air quality was just shy of "hazardous" at 12pm on Thursday, with the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hitting the 299 mark. Air becomes hazardous when the PSI breaches 300. Singapore experienced its worst day of haze in history on Tuesday night when the PSI hit 321 at 10pm before easing later in the night. The previous record was 266, in 1997. Environment Minister ...

  • Haze update PSI reading creeps back up to 198 after slight reprieve in the morning

    Photo taken at Ubi Avenue 1 area at about 10am on Thursday, June 20, 2013. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) is creeping back up after a slight reprieve from Wednesday night's peak of 321, the worst reading in the country's history. -- PHOTO: HUBERT ...

  • Singapores Haze Hits Hazardous Levels

    Sales of air purifiers and face masks have surged after Singapore's pollution index hit the "hazardous" end of the scale Wednesday night. The haze is a result of slash-and-burn land clearing from the Indonesian island of ...

  • The smog could last for weeks Singapore pollution level reaches hazardous record high

    The smog engulfing Singapore could last for weeks, the city state's prime minister warned as air pollution levels reached record highs and hazardous ...

  • Singapore firm buys U.S. Bank Tower in downtown L.A.

    Singapore investor Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd. The developer and landlord also owns commercial properties including offices, shopping centers and hotels in ...

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