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Singapore passes trans-boundary haze act
2014-08-07 15:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jakarta Post: The Singaporean Parliament has passed the 2014 Trans-boundary Haze Pollution Act , which will enable regulators to sue individuals or companies in neighboring countries that cause severe air pollution in Singapore through slash-and-burn agricultural practices. The act was first proposed in 2013 after a huge rise in the number of forest fires on the neighboring Indonesian province of Riau spread smoke to Singapore, adding to the city-states pollution levels. Global Director of Forestry Programs...
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Singapore Airlines Flight SQ351 Minutes Away When Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Was Shot Down
2014-08-06 02:56:45| Airlines - Topix.net
Transport operators would often downplay accidents involving their vessels, coaches or jets, especially near misses, but in the case of a Singapore Airlines Flight SQ351, it was Singaporean Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew himself who admitted it was only minutes away from suffering the same fate as Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 which was hit by a ... (more)
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3 best Singapore hotels for bar bites
2014-08-05 14:45:26| Electronics - Topix.net
Hotel bars in Singapore are almost like institutions in their own right, each with distinctive decor, flavour and signature drinks to call their own.
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Singapore Airlines jet minutes away when MH17 shot down
2014-08-04 14:57:20| Airlines - Topix.net
SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines plane was just minutes away when Flight MH17 was blown out of the sky in eastern Ukraine, Singapore's government confirmed Monday.
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VIDEO: Singapore introduces new labour laws
2014-08-04 02:47:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
New laws come into effect in Singapore, making it harder for foreigners to get jobs. Sharanjit Leyl reports on the likely impact on the economy.
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