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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 ...

  • Mix of new elements and old at NDP 2013

    Sitting in and on the SAF's light strike vehicle Mark II at yesterday's media event were (from left) Yishun Primary School's Pranav Ravi, nine, Muhammad Shafiq Muhammad Sharom, nine, and Jamie Lim, 10, and Mr Kelvin Tan, 46, who will be taking part in the NDP for the sixth time. -- PHOTO: MARK ...

  • NTU rises to top 10 ranking among young universities

    NTU students studying in the Lee Wee Nam Library before their examinations. The university took the No. 2 position in a similar ranking by London-based educational consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds last week. -- ST FILE ...

  • Haze update Palm oil companies listed in Singapore deny using fire to clear land

    A fire blazes on peatlands on the outskirt of Pekanbaru in Indonesia's Riau province on June 19, 2013. Palm oil companies listed here have denied that they are using slash-and-burn practices on their plantations in Indonesia. -- FILE PHOTO: ...

  • Haze update Thinner crowds outdoors as most take cover

    Singaporeans headed indoors to seek respite from the hazardous haze last night, as evident in the visibly thinner crowds in popular shopping and dining areas like Orchard Road, Clarke Quay and Boat Quay. Many people wore masks and used handkerchiefs and tissue to cover their mouths, while others were seen scurrying indoors. Pub and restaurant staff at Clarke Quay and Boat Quay said customers ...


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Hoop Dreams [DVD]

Hoop Dreams [DVD]

Hoop Dreams is an extraordinary documentary that tracks the lives of two inner-city Chicago kids as they try to make good on their dream to make it to the NBA. Shot over a five-year period (1986-1991) and expertly edited from the subsequent 250 hours of footage, Hoop Dreams un ... ...

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  • Badminton Yao and Yeo last Singaporeans standing

    Apart from the mixed doubles pairing of Yao Lei and Terry Yeo who defeated higher-ranked Japanese duo Miyuki Maeda and Hirokatsu Hashimoto in straight games, there was little to cheer for fans of local ...

  • Ottawa’s Shopify partners with Singapore telecom firm

    The Next Web reports . Co-founder and CEO Tobias Ltke launched the e-commerce platform in 2006, enabling other companies to use it to create their own online stores. Shopify now has tens of thousands of customers in more than 80 countries. The deal with SingTel covers four countries: Singapore, India, Malaysia and Indonesia. Services in the first two are already online, with the latter two ...

  • Filipino chef making waves in Singapore–for Japanese food

    Duo of Tomato My culinary experience in Singapore was so great that I don't even know where to start. Imagine: Sakizuke (appetizer) made of tofu skins from Kyoto topped with uni from Hokkaido, capped with freshly grated wasabi from Shizuoka near Japan's Mt. Fuji; Chlorophyll, a vegetable dish as satisfying as a tender juicy steak; Mazusoba, a dry ramen with noodles that are ...

  • Gabon nets US$1.7bn Singaporean investments

    Gabonese authorities have managed to secure investments worth a total of US$ 1.7 billion from Singapore, including a new fertilizer plant to be set up outside Port Gentil and palm oil ...

  • Singapores air turns hazardous as Indonesian fires rage

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "hazardous" levels late on Wednesday as smoke from slash-and-burn land clearing in Indonesia enveloped the city-state, inflaming tensions between the Southeast Asian ...

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