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Malaysia plane hunt

 

The hunt continues for missing Malaysia Airlines plane flight MH370.

28 Mar 2014

The 2014 eVolo Skyscraper Competition

 

The finalists in the eVolo Magazine 2014 Skyscraper Competition

27 Mar 2014

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Singapore tops new 'world's most expensive cities' table

 

Singapore has been named as the world’s most expensive city thanks to the soaring cost of cars and utilities and a strong currency - knocking Tokyo off the top spot

05 Mar 2014

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Death threats over 'stench of Singapore' comments

 

British businessman forced to apologise after his scathing Facebook comments about Singapore emerged sparking fierce backlash

22 Jan 2014

Singapore foreign worker riot triggered by bus accident

 

Rare outbreak of rioting hits Singapore as hundreds of South Asian workers take to streets in city-state's worst outbreak of violence for 40 years

08 Dec 2013

Hard lessons we must learn from other nations

Parents and teachers were important players in the PISA education rankings, says Allison Pearson

04 Dec 2013

Why are other countries so good at education?

Video: OECD figures show that British pupils are falling behind children in Asian countries in key subjects. What can the UK learn from better ranked rivals?

03 Dec 2013

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OECD education report: case study Singapore

Peter O'Brien, 32, head of English, Tanglin Trust Junior School, a private international school in Singapore

03 Dec 2013

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Ashley Madison 'not welcome' in Singapore

The planned local launch of notorious extramarital dating website Ashley Madison has sparked a public outcry in conservative Singapore

25 Oct 2013

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Two people killed in Singapore crane collapse

Two workers have been killed and three others injured after a crane fell over at a construction site in Singapore.

01 Oct 2013

Big Ferris wheels

A history of the world's largest Ferris wheels.

11 Sep 2013

Singapore: safe haven, model society

Singapore is booming and well placed to weather any Asian storms, but success has brought its own problems.

07 Sep 2013

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Singapore has lessons for its former master

The ex-colony is dealing with its growing pains in a way we can only dream of, says Jeremy Warner

29 Aug 2013

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Singapore inquiry rules US engineer committed suicide

American engineer Shane Todd committed suicide in Singapore last year, a coroner's inquiry in the city-state has concluded, in a verdict at odds with his family's belief that he was murdered because of his work.

08 Jul 2013

Indonesian president apologises over Singapore 'haze'

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has apologised to Singapore and Malaysia after they were cloaked in thick haze from raging forest fires on Sumatra island.

25 Jun 2013

Singapore to act against firms behind record smog

Singapore said it would take action against local firms found to be involved in starting forest fires in Indonesia, as Greenpeace said the blazes were on palm oil plantations owned by Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean companies.

22 Jun 2013

Singapore haze: Cloud seeding explained

Cloud seeding involves injecting tiny particles of substances like silver iodide or dry ice to clouds, in order to produce rain or snow.

21 Jun 2013

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Indonesia smog: drivers forced to use headlights in daytime

Residents in southern Indonesia and Singapore are being urged to stay indoors as a "hazardous" smog hangs over the islands.

21 Jun 2013

Singapore smog shuts attractions

British travellers to Singapore face having their trips ruined after air pollution reached record levels in the city state.

21 Jun 2013

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Singapore smog reaches 'life threatening' levels

Singapore's smog index hit the critical 400 level on Friday, making it potentially life-threatening to the ill and elderly people.

21 Jun 2013

Singapore haze: Indonesia to make it rain to stop 'life threatening' smog

Indonesia on Friday deployed helicopters to artificially create rain to fight raging fires that have choked Singapore with smog, which has hit levels posing a potentially deadly threat to the elderly and the ill.

21 Jun 2013

Hazy Singapore

Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choke Singapore.

20 Jun 2013

Singapore pollution record after Indonesia fires cause regional haze

Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution on Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia worsened dramatically.

20 Jun 2013

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Deadly haze hangs over Singapore

Singapore urges people to stay indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution as a smoky haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia worsened dramatically.

20 Jun 2013

Singapore and Indonesia clash over haze

Smog from forest fires in Indonesia stayed at unhealthy levels in Singapore on Tuesday as the two neighbours blamed each other for the seasonal problem.

18 Jun 2013

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