Place: Petronas towers

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sport

Organisers give Singapore Grand Prix green light despite hazardous haze

The organisers of the Singapore Grand Prix insist Sunday’s race is set to go ahead as planned despite a hazardous haze lingering over the region.

general

Cork man proposes to his girlfriend at iconic Kuala Lumpur spot

world

Daredevil ‘Spiderman’ scales world’s tallest tower

world

Human spider adds another skyscraper to his total

world

'Spider-Man' arrested climbing Petronas towers

world

Egypt appalled at pyramids in seven wonder vote

French spiderman climbs Paris tower in protest at US treatment

Spiderman wants justice.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2005

Tallest skyscraper nears completion

THE world’s tallest skyscraper is nearing completion in Taipei after workmen yesterday finished installed the pinnacle on the 1,676ft Taipei 101 building.

Sat, 18 Oct, 2003

Ground Zero plan may reach for the sky

The structure which will replace New York’s twin towers could stand more than 2,000ft high, dwarfing the world’s tallest buildings, it was reported today.

Fri, 10 Oct, 2003

Daredevil 'birdman' glides across Channel

An extreme sports fanatic said today he felt “great” after he became the first man to cross the English Channel in an unpowered flight.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2003

'Photographer' fined

An Italian economist was fined 10,000 ringgit (€1,390) for taking photographs up a woman’s skirt as she rode a department-store escalator in Malaysia, a court official said.

Sat, 31 May, 2003

Architects to reveal Ground Zero plans

Seven teams of architects from around the world will today reveal their plans for Ground Zero in New York.

Wed, 18 Dec, 2002

World’s tallest building evacuated

Thousands of workers and shoppers were evacuated today from the world’s tallest buildings, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, following a bomb threat that came as many Malaysians were just learning of the terror tragedy gripping the United States.

Wed, 12 Sep, 2001