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Fukushima to food
Issue Date: Dec 15, 2012
Japanese food traders are leaving no stone unturned in trying to convince foreign consumers that Japanese delicacies remain safe to eat, after last year’s nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
Car Control
@ Issue Date: Aug 31, 2010
Cities all over the world are checking car population to free their road space. Anumita Roychowdhury finds out where India is headed
World Trade Outcry
Issue Date: Oct 15, 2003
The first day of a multilateral conference involving most of the world's nations is usually spent on procedural matters. So it was at Cancun, Mexico, where the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held from September 11 to September 14, 2003. After the usual ceremonial inauguration, work began on forming working groups.
Suffering SARS
Issue Date: May 15, 2003
Last November, a trader in Foshan, a small industrial town in Guangdong province in China, fell seriously ill with an incurable high fever and cough. He was suspected to be suffering from pneumonia, a non-infectious disease common in the area. But then four health workers who had been treating him in the local hospital also fell critically ill. This confounded Chinese clinicians.
Singapore: Breathing Easy
Issue Date: Aug 31, 2000
Peak hour traffic scenario in India is a cartoonist's delight. Hassled motorists, rivers of sweat streaming down their forehead, accusing each other for lack of traffic sense in loud voices toned by the honking of a thousand horns. This is not so in Singapore. It is almost legendary now that one of Asia's wealthiest cities has one of the calmest traffic, too.
Pee, poop and paani
Issue Date: Sep 19, 2011
It is often said that if you see someone in the Lion City (Singa-pura) with oriental features and in good humour, he or she must be either a Filipino or a Filipina. The average Singaporean does not emote freely. They ensure their intentions are not misinterpreted; rarely do they smile, or acknowledge an unknown person. And often they are accused of being staid and boring, yet envied the world over as they strive for perfection on all counts. This clinical obsession is deep-rooted in their psyche and extends to how they look at water.
Singapore taps its water
Issue Date: Sep 30, 2011
Legal aliens
Issue Date: Oct 31, 2010
Singapore is regarded as a haven for migrant workers. But a film festival, Migrant Voice, which began on September 11 showed it is not so.
Chinese honey route
Issue Date: Sep 30, 2010
Of late, honey is being associated with shady dealings, crime, and and a thriving illegal trade spanning the globe.
One may wonder why honey, a natural product, is shipped illegally. The reasons become clear if one considers the stringent food safety regulations in Western countries and questionable beekeeping practices in the countries that produce and export the natural sweetener.
The first whistle blower
