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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia's Standard Chartered KL Marathon on Sunday has been cancelled due to the worsening haze situation in the country. In a press statement released on Saturday (Oct 3), the organisers said the health and safety of runners remained their top...

the streets are deserted the outdoors dining is empty the roads are quiet and open less people less crowd less congestion outdoors nice quiet Singapore - ghostly cemetery many have stayed indoors expecting baby boom next years...

I am deeply honoured by this evening’s Home Team Farewell Parade. Thanks to our HT officers, Singaporeans can go about our daily lives, free from anxiety about our safety and security. We enjoy communal harmony and social stability, free from inter-communal strife. Our sovereignty is protected...

Cable cars to Sentosa disappear from view as the three-hour PSI hit 401 at noon on June 21, 2013. PHOTO: ST FILE The haze proved to be a perennial issue for Singapore in the 2000s, but panic ensued in 2013 when the three-hour PSI hit a record 401 on June 21. Long queues formed at pharmacies...

A pedestrian attempting to cross a street thick with haze in western Singapore on Sept 18, 1997. PHOTO: ST FILE The next day, the Environment Ministry outlined a haze action plan, which involved shutting down schools and sports complexes should the PSI cross the 300-point mark. The economic...

A car driving with full headlights on a brightly-lit street due to the thick haze on the evening of Oct 13, 1972. PHOTO: ST FILE SINGAPORE - A prolonged spell of haze has affected Singapore this year, with forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia contributing to the hazy conditions over the past...

Haze crisis set to be 'one of the worst on record' The transboundaryhaze crisis, which has sent air pollution levels soaring, is on course to set a new precedent with the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) the latest to say it could become one of the worst on record...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3, 2015: Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, who came under the spotlight recently for saying the Chinese should be slapped for airing their grouses to China, was only brave enough to say so as he was in thegovernment. “He wants to lempang (slap)? Ask him to lempanglah!Talking...

PM fighting a fierce battle to topple him... stop bickering and slapping one another. we must stay united.

come on stop bickering and slapping each other... Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has urged all quarters to stop making statements that may lead to strife and discord. "I want all quarters in Malaysia not to issue political statements that could cause conflict or misunderstandings. "This is...

Former MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik has described deputy minister Tajuddin Abdul Rahman's statement that the Chinese community may be slapped (lempang) if they seek help from outsiders over their grouses as "kurang ajar" (insolent). Ling, who was transport minister for 17 years, said he...

no slap lah...it was just in jest lah... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1, 2015: Following a report that he had allegedly issued a “slap” warning to the Chinese in Malaysia, Deputy Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman clarified that he never made such a warning...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3, 2015: The Chinese should not be blamed for the regression of the Malays, said Datuk Ibrahim Ali, president of right wing Malay NGO Perkasa. In actual fact, the former Umno member said, the regression faced by the Malays was the fault of the Malay leaders, who should now...

let us have our Christmas back please...

we have to look after ourselves we have to protect our own people we have to give priority to our own people we will stay committed to build a more united, a more equal and a more democratic Singapore! MAJULAH SINGAPURA!!!!!!!

honesty,integrity, commitment, dedication and innovation. the New Team will help to build a more united, a more vibrant and a more peaceful and prosperous Singapore!!!

the old giving way to the new for more challenges , for more achievements and for more progress, peace and prosperity!!! majulah singapura!!!!!!!!

AsiaOne 30 September 2015 Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has revealed that he needs time to solve the haze issue which plagues Southeast Asia annually. In an exclusive interview with BBC, Widodo said it would take "three years for results to be seen" from efforts to put out the huge fires...

SINGAPORE - With the haze hovering in the high end of the unhealthy range, Primary 6 students across the country went to school on Thursday (Oct 1) morning to take their national examinations. The first day of the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) went ahead as usual, with the 24-hour...

Zahid: You're booking a 'ticket to hell' by criticising gov't Published on 01 October 2015 12:10 315 views Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says those who criticise the government without facts will end up in hell. Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today raised the issue...