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SAA begs PRC-born Du to return & represent S’pore

Du Xianhui The 32-year-old PRC-born, Du Xianhui, first arrived in Singapore in 1999. She was 18 years old then, bearing high hopes after taking silver in shot put for China at the 1998 World Junior Track and Field Championships. 4 years later in 2003, she was granted Singapore Citizenship under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme...

2 SG public companies with palm oil plantations say they have zero-burning policy

According to media report [Link], the 2 Singapore public listed companies with palm oil plantations in Indonesia have reiterated that they have a zero-burning policy. A Golden Agri-Resources spokesperson said the company and its subsidiary PT SMART Tbk use only mechanical means such as excavators and bulldozers in land preparation...

Haze: PSI hits new high of 172

The three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading hit a new high of 172 in the current haze season at 3pm today (19 Jun): The PSI reading had been climbing steadily since this morning, starting at 77 at 6am before moving into the unhealthy range at 11am when the reading hit 103. On 17 June, the PSI reading hit 155. It...