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Andhra's New Capital, Inspired By Singapore, Is Mostly Dust And Farms
It promised to be "an Indian city like no other" -- a modern, leafy metropolis modelled on Singapore, where citizens would enjoy parks and rivers and breath air unrivalled in freshness.
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Singapore Rolls Out Tough Measures In The Battle Against Cars
In the battle against the car, space-starved Singapore has deployed road tolls, massive spending on public transport, and a licence fee that bumps the cost of an average vehicle to over $80,000.
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Singapore Shrouded In Smog As Haze Returns To Southeast Asia
Acrid smog blanketed Singapore Friday as the city-state was hit by the year's first major outbreak of haze, an annual crisis sparked by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia.
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Singapore's Ground-Breaking Haze Law Faces Uphill Challenge
Indonesia's complex rules on land use and the difficulty in prosecuting foreign businesses mean Singapore has its work cut out bringing companies to book under its new cross-border air pollution law.
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Malaysia declares emergency as Indonesia smoke pollution thickens
Malaysia declared a state of emergency in two parts of the southern state of Johor on Sunday as smoke from land-clearing fires in Indonesia pushed air pollution above the level considered hazardous.
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Indonesia sends planes to fight haze-causing fires
Air pollution in Singapore soared to record heights for a third consecutive day, as Indonesia dispatched planes and helicopters on Friday to battle raging fires blamed for hazardous levels of smoky haze in three countries.
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Singapore wrapped by haze, Malaysia schools shut
Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some areas.
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Indonesia forest fire shots Singapore's pollution level at 16-year high
Singaporeans are rolling back military training, keeping cough-stricken children indoors and considering wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years.
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Singapore chokes on haze from Indonesia forest fires
Air pollution from forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island reached severe levels in Singapore today, triggering a health alert in the densely populated city-state.
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Andhra's New Capital, Inspired By Singapore, Is Mostly Dust And Farms
It promised to be "an Indian city like no other" -- a modern, leafy metropolis modelled on Singapore, where citizens would enjoy parks and rivers and breath air unrivalled in freshness.
-
Singapore Rolls Out Tough Measures In The Battle Against Cars
In the battle against the car, space-starved Singapore has deployed road tolls, massive spending on public transport, and a licence fee that bumps the cost of an average vehicle to over $80,000.
-
Singapore Shrouded In Smog As Haze Returns To Southeast Asia
Acrid smog blanketed Singapore Friday as the city-state was hit by the year's first major outbreak of haze, an annual crisis sparked by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia.
-
Singapore's Ground-Breaking Haze Law Faces Uphill Challenge
Indonesia's complex rules on land use and the difficulty in prosecuting foreign businesses mean Singapore has its work cut out bringing companies to book under its new cross-border air pollution law.
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Malaysia declares emergency as Indonesia smoke pollution thickens
Malaysia declared a state of emergency in two parts of the southern state of Johor on Sunday as smoke from land-clearing fires in Indonesia pushed air pollution above the level considered hazardous.
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Indonesia sends planes to fight haze-causing fires
Air pollution in Singapore soared to record heights for a third consecutive day, as Indonesia dispatched planes and helicopters on Friday to battle raging fires blamed for hazardous levels of smoky haze in three countries.
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Singapore wrapped by haze, Malaysia schools shut
Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some areas.
-
Indonesia forest fire shots Singapore's pollution level at 16-year high
Singaporeans are rolling back military training, keeping cough-stricken children indoors and considering wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years.
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Singapore chokes on haze from Indonesia forest fires
Air pollution from forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island reached severe levels in Singapore today, triggering a health alert in the densely populated city-state.
