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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 ...

  • Singapore Haze Soars to Hazardous Levels

    A smoky haze fueled by forest fires in Indonesia continues to reach hazardous new levels in neighboring Singapore and is threatening to further irritate ties between the two countries. Singapore officials urged people to stay indoors Thursday, as a shroud of smog hanging over the city-state sent an air pollution index soaring to an all-time high of 371, shattering a record set the previous ...

  • Police issues stern warning to SPH and ST editor for Punggol East report

    Police on Thursday issued a stern warning to The Straits Times (ST) editor Warren Fernandex and Singapore Press Holdings, over a January report on the Punggol East by-election that was published in the newspaper. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ALPHONSUS ...

  • Haze in Singapore hits new high PSI at 321 at 10pm

    HDB flats in Toa Payoh shrouded in haze at 9.10pm on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Singapore's air is now "hazardous" as the Pollutant Standards Index soared to 321 at 10pm, the worst reading in its history. -- ST PHOTO: NEO ...

  • Singapore blames Indonesian fires over ‘hazardous’ air

    Singapore , air traffic controllers gave more time for aircraft between taking off and landing at Changi Airport, a major aviation hub, because of poor ...


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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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  • Indonesia says Singapore behaving like a child over haze

    JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia on Thursday accused Singapore of acting "like a child" over acrid smog from forest fires in Sumatra that has triggered the city-state's worst environmental crisis in more than a decade, as the two nations held talks.The escalation in tensions between tiny Singapore and its vast neighbour came as the levels of haze enveloping the island hit a new record ...

  • Haze Inter-Ministerial Committee to be formed led by Minister Ng Eng Hen

    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Thursday, June 20, 2013, there will be a Haze Inter-Ministerial Committee, led by Minister Ng Eng Hen (above), to tackle the haze problem. -- ST FILE PHOTO: LAU FOOK ...

  • US report on human rights in Singapore inaccurate MFA

    People walk between Lucky Plaza and The Paragon on Nov 19, 2012. Singapore has refuted a United States report on human rights practices here again, saying it "includes the same gross inaccuracies and misrepresentations" the Government's laws and policies that it had rebutted in previous years. -- ST FILE PHOTO: MARK ...

  • Medical subsidies for needy Singaporeans who fall ill from the haze PM Lee

    The Government will provide monetary assistance to Singaporeans who need help with their medical expenses should they fall ill from the haze, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Thursday. -- PHOTO: ...

  • Haze update Singapore Flyer to close temporarily due to haze

    Men watch the sun set in the hazy skyline of the Singapore Flyer on June 18, 2013. The Singapore Flyer has suspended operations temporarily because of the haze, its appointed recovery firm Ferrier Hodgson said in a statement on Thursday, June 20, 2013. -- FILE PHOTO: ...

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