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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 ...

  • Man jailed for sexual offences cheating and criminal breach of trust

    A man who had sex with a minor and committed cheating and criminal breach of trust offences was jailed for 17 months on Thursday. Leonard Quek Wei Yong, 24, who faced a total of 29 charges, had pleaded guilty to 10 charges. A district court heard that he was 20 years old when he met the girl, a student, while travelling in the sky train from Sentosa to VivoCity in May 2009. After getting her ...

  • Haze update Hospitals seeing more patients with breathing problems asthma

    The Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) is reporting a 30 per cent increase in patients with asthma this month at its emergency department. -- ST FILE PHOTO: KEVIN ...

  • Indonesia says Singapore ‘behaving like a child’ over haze

    SINGAPORE, Singapore: A man takes pictures of buildings blanketed by haze in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore’s Pollutant Standards Index again shot above the ';unhealthy'; threshold of 152. AFP PHOTO/Roslan Rahman JAKARTA – Indonesia on Thursday accused Singapore of ';behaving like a child'; by complaining about severe haze from raging forest fires on ...

  • Singapore shrouded in fire smog

    Officials in Singapore are urging people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution after a smoky haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia worsened ...


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Ran [DVD]

Ran [DVD]

There is a sequence that opens the second hour of Ran that is among the most breathtaking of cinematic achievements in Akira Kurosawas long and remarkable career. It takes place as two sons lay siege to a castle inhabited by their father, an aging warlord who has turned over his kingdom only to s ... ...

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  • Jakarta takes dig at whinging Singapores childish noises over pollution

    Indonesia accused Singapore of ';behaving like a child'' by complaining about severe haze from raging forest fires on Sumatra island that has cloaked the island. ';Singapore should not be behaving like a child and making all this noise,'' Agung Laksono, the minister who is coordinating Indonesia's response to the haze crisis, told reporters in Jakarta. ...

  • Thick haze sweeps through Singapore

    Smoke from forest fires in Indonesia has choked Singapore, prompting authorities here to take precautionary measures following the worsening pollution level in the ...

  • Singapore haze at worst yet Malaysia schools shut

    SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some ...

  • Singapore demands urgent Indonesia action on smog

    SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapore on Thursday demanded "definitive" action by Indonesia on forest fires raging in Sumatra as the two neighbours prepared for emergency talks to ease the severe smog enveloping the city-state.Singapore's air pollutant index was again hovering around the "hazardous" level of 301 at midday, close to the all-time high of 321 set the night before. ...

  • Haze update Air purifiers sold out at major stores

    Air purifiers are now sold out at most stores as hazy conditions persist with the latest Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reaching 299 at 12noon on Thursday. -- BT FILE PHOTO: KEVIN ...

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