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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 ...

  • 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: ...


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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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  • 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: ...

  • Singapore Struggles With Haze

    Smog so dense you can hardly see and people walking around with face masks on: scenes often associated with polluted Beijing actually describe Singapore, where the air quality has reached "hazardous" levels this week following burning to clear land in neighboring Indonesia. Singapore's Pollutants Standards Index hit 321 late on Wednesday, the highest since Southeast Asia's ...

  • Singapore pollution hits new high Malaysia shuts 200 schools amid haze from Indonesia fires

    A woman checks her mobile phone as she walks past Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Smoke haze is a nearly annual problem for Singapore and its northern neighbor Malaysia, often beginning in midyear when farmers in Indonesia seek to clear land cheaply by starting fires. It sometimes causes diplomatic strains as Malaysia and ...

  • 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 ...

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