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articles about our wild places and wild issues Media articles (Nov-Dec 06) past articles | latest articles | by topic Save this 'butterfly' house A grand old Katong mansion By Ng Tze Yong The New Paper 31 Dec 06 Waterfront living needs a splash - from regattas By Vincent Wee Business Times Singapore 30 Dec 06 Mother Nature's no geek If you want proof, just look at how she shook up those undersea cables — and our tech-dependent lives Down Under with Neil Humphreys Today Online 30 Dec 06 More commercial buildings going the green route By Vincent Wee Business Times Singapore 30 Dec 06 Researchers: Warming may change Amazon By Michael Astor Yahoo News 30 Dec 06 Experts say extreme weather on the rise in China Yahoo News 28 Dec 06 What's the cause of the weather, man? Freak storms, droughts may not be due to global warming Heather Lima Today Online 29 Dec 06 SLA awards 3 land parcels in Lim Chu Kang for agri-tainment By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 29 Dec 06 Make Changi area a home base for the region's businessmen and executives Letter from Tan Kok Liang Straits Times Forum 29 Dec 06 Say adieu to the Black Cat theory By Tiger Tong Business Times Singapore 27 Dec 06 Flood-prone areas cut from 3,200ha to 130ha Letter from Yap Kheng Guan Director, Drainage PUB Straits Times Forum 28 Dec 06 Changi beach is fast disappearing. Act now to stop the erosion Letter from Ms Tay Yean Ching Straits Times Forum 28 Dec 06 Economic losses expected to escalate with destruction from haze, rain By Rita Zahara Channel NewsAsia 27 Dec 06 Continuous rain on Tuesday but no major floods reported By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 26 Dec 06 Bringing back the coastal life-savers: mangroves Nirmal Ghosh The Straits TiImes 22 Dec 06 Chinese Napolean Wrasse Poachers Caught at Philippines Marine Park Now Center of Scandal, International Incident by Yvette Lee and Inday Espina-Varona Underwatertimes 26 Dec 06 Study links fires to ocean temperatures By Jeff Barnard, Associated Press Yahoo News 26 Dec 06 New woes for Aceh as floods kill 90, force 300,000 to flee by Adek Berry Yahoo News 26 Dec 06 Malaysian floods subside but struggle goes on Yahoo News 25 Dec 06 Singapore volunteers continue to help flood victims in Malaysia By Pearl Forss Channel NewsAsia 25 Dec 06 Borneo shrimp problem worries oil giant Total by Sebastien Blanc Yahoo News 26 Dec 06 Chinese weather forecasts are top secret Yahoo News 25 Dec 06 Rain will not stop Singaporeans from camping out By Rita Zahara Channel NewsAsia 24 Dec 06 Southeast Asia hunts wildlife poachers By Michael Casey, AP Yahoo News 23 Dec 06 Australia ponders climate future By Phil Mercer BBC 24 Dec 06 Singapore volunteers to help flood victims in Johor Straits Times 24 Dec 06 Indonesian floods leave 12 dead, 70,000 homeless: Illegal logging blamed Yahoo News 23 Dec 06 PUB looks at new measures to beat the floods By Valarie Tan Channel NewsAsia 22 Dec 06 Recent power failure a good wake-up call not to be complacent: economist By Johnson Choo Channel NewsAsia 22 Dec 06 Food supply stable despite Malaysian floods Republic gets its supply from various sources, different transport modes By Vincent Wee in Singapore and Pauline Ng in Malaysia The Business Times 22 Dec 06 UN calls on Asia to take more eco-friendly measures Yahoo News 23 Dec 06 Four Villages In Madura Island May Be Gobbled Up By Sea Bernama 22 Dec 06 Thai students enlisted to combat illegal wildlife trade Yahoo News 22 Dec 06 China Tiger Farms Lobby to Sell Animal Parts to Aid Conservation Scott Norris National Geographic 22 Dec 06 Why no warning on floods? Meteorological services seem unable to anticipate rains Plan for floods the way we plan for terror attacks Letter from Henry Lim Li Shun Letter from Khoo Lih-Han Today Online 22 Dec 06 The five (or more) people you meet after the flood By Jaime Ee Business Times Singapore 22 Dec 06 Blunting the next tsunami Story and Photo by Sira Habibu The Star 22 Dec 06 Survey Shows Britain Caught the Green Bug in 2006 PlanetArk 22 Dec 06 Mankind needs to find equilibrium with Mother Nature By Jeremy Rifkin The Business Times 22 Dec 06 Year End message from IUCN IUCN 22 Dec 06 Don't build all the resorts in town area. Consider Punggol 21 and Coney Island Letter from Jyanzi Kong Straits Times Forum 21 Dec 06 URA puts up for tender Punggol Point site meant for sea sports, F&B By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 20 Dec 06 Damage caused by floods could run up to millions: shopowners By Valarie Tan Channel NewsAsia 20 Dec 06 21,000 evacuated as floods worsen in Malaysia's south Yahoo News 20 Dec 06 Power supply restored after blackout, Senoko Power could face fines By May Wong and Pearl Forss Channel NewsAsia 21 Dec 06 More than 360 new species discovered on Borneo since 1994: WWF Yahoo News 19 Dec 06 World's Smallest Porpoise Nearly Extinct, Experts Say Scott Norris National Geographic 19 Dec 06 Batfish to the rescue! Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies 19 Dec 06 Living coral reefs provide better protection from tsunami waves Princeton University 19 Dec 06 New Website Explores Technologies and Wildlife Conservation UNEP 19 Dec 06 Center for Biological Diversity Offers Free Endangered Wildlife Ringtones By Center for Biological Diversity ENN 19 Dec 06 Ethical tide starting to hit Asian firms Asian business voluntarists need to understand the rules of the game By Kai-Alexander Schlevogt Business Times Singapore 19 Dec 06 Don't price boat ride to Sisters' Islands out of reach to ordinary folk Letter by Siti Rohani Daed (Mdm) Straits Times Forum 19 Dec 06 Lifestyle - Hot: The beautiful South Teo Cheng Wee The Straits Times 17 Dec 06 Quake tremors felt in central, northeastern areas of Singapore Ansley Ng Today Online 19 Dec 06 Turn vacant land into botanical gardens to create a 'green lung' Letter from Foo Say Chew Straits Times Forum 19 Dec 06 Malaysia firms under fire over environment Yahoo News 18 Dec 06 Octopus Study Shows Way to Save Fish Stocks PlanetArk 19 Dec 06 Healing the Environment: Personal carbon credits on the cards By Gwynne Dyer The Straits Times 19 Dec 06 Make Pulau Ubin a rustic contrast to developed isles Letter from Edmund Lim Wee Kiat Straits Times Forum 18 Dec 06 Easier recycling for Holland-Bukit Panjang residents By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 17 Dec 06 In Antarctica, by Law, Extreme Recycling Prevails Story by Deborah Zabarenko PlanetArk 18 Dec 06 Whale rescued off Malaysian island found dead Yahoo News 17 Dec 06 Corals defy odds to flourish in Hong Kong Yahoo News 18 Dec 06 Man of sod takes on grasses of sea Times Wires 17 Dec 06 24kg of python skin seized at Tuas checkpoint, two men arrested Channel NewsAsia 16 Dec 06 Captive Beluga whale gravely ill one year after world's biggest indoor aquarium opens By Jim Tharpe The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 15 Dec 06 Evolving from garden city to a city in a garden The vision is for an urban infrastructure within a tropical garden By Vincent Wee Business Times 16 Dec 06 Hazy Oct slowest retail month Today Online 16 Dec 06 Experts: Asia slow to act on pollution By Michael Casey, AP Yahoo News 15 Dec 06 Eco-tourism: A sustainable trade? VIEWPOINT James Mair BBC 14 Dec 06 One in five species of livestock endangered: FAO Yahoo News 15 Dec 06 NMP nominations attract new faces under 30 years old By Farah Abdul Rahim/Noor Aziz Channel NewsAsia 14 Dec 06 Bed & Breakfast or resort likely on Pulau Ubin as first public tender called on island By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 14 Dec 06 Staying clean and green - it's not just binning litter Geh Min The Straits Times 15 Dec 06 Still a 'Garden City' 10 years from now? Letter from He Ruo Fan (Ms) Straits Times Forum 15 Dec 06 Fast Breeding Keeps Tiger Numbers Steady Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 15 Dec 06 150 elephants to be moved to Taman Negara By R.S.N. Murali wildasia.net 7 Dec 06 Rare orang utan returns home Sim Bak Heng The New Straits Times 14 Dec 06 Quota Cuts Could Slice into Japan Tuna Feasts Story by Elaine Lies PlanetArk 15 Dec 06 Efficient & eco-friendly $20m incentive scheme and $50m research fund for 'green' buildings Tor Ching Li Today Online 15 Dec 06 Switching on the city: URA's masterplan to light up the city Business Times Singapore 15 Dec 06 Asia's CO2 Emissions from Transport to Triple - ADB PlanetArk 15 Dec 06 Sea Level May Rise 40 Percent Higher Than Predicted, Study Says John Roach National Geographic 14 Dec 06 2006 set to be sixth warmest on record: UN weather agency Yahoo News 14 Dec 06 Scientists: Coral Die-Offs Occuring More Frequently Than Any Time in the Last 11,000 Years Underwatertimes 14 Dec 06 Bags of trouble: We need a fee for the use of plastic carrier bags Letter from Tan Choon Ming Today Online 15 Dec 06 Developers of planned Marina Bay oceanarium highlight project's merits Jasmine Yin Today Online 14 Dec 06 Rare white dolphin declared as extinct By Charles Hutzler, Associated Press Yahoo News 13 Dec 06 Jakarta legislative roadblock clouds Asean haze agreement Parliament sets up team to study pact, which could delay its ratification Devi Asmarani The Straits Times 13 Dec 06 Some 200 orangutans ready for release in Borneo forest Yahoo News 13 Dec 06 Rhino poaching activities in Lampung significantly drops Antara 13 Dec 06 Endangered Gorillas Prosper in Heart of Africa Story by Marie-Louise Gumuchian PlanetArk 14 Dec 06 Lazarus beach makeover wins firm top landscaping award Spartan reclaimed 1km strip on island is given 'natural and wild' look By Tan Hui Yee The Straits Times 13 Dec 06 Motorists turn to car-sharing as an alternative to driving By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia 12 Dec 06 Rowdy surf-boarders at East Coast Park beach spoil the fun Letter from Ms Lin Loo Nee Straits Times Forum 13 Dec 06 Sea cucumber scare in Penang The Electric New Paper 13 Dec 06 Nursed back to health, 70-year-old green turtle returns to the sea The New Straits Times 12 Dec 06 Eritrea to protect entire coast in world first By Celean Jacobson, Associated Press Yahoo News 12 Dec 06 New eelgrass growing techniques would help bays Article by Tracey Bryant University of Delaware 11 Dec 06 UK report supports use of primates in research By Patricia Reaney Yahoo News 12 Dec 06 Fake snow in Alps, Moscow blooms: green Christmas? By Laura MacInnis Yahoo News 12 Dec 06 Arctic Summers Ice-Free by 2040, Study Predicts John Roach National Geographic 12 Dec 06 Resorts World at Sentosa to offer S$200m worth of businesses for SMEs By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia 11 Dec 06 Environmental issues not mere evangelism Letter from Teh Peijing Today Online 12 Dec 06 Naive no more: Author 'walked the line' with Opposition, urges public to 'read between the lines' Today Online 12 Dec 06 Sense of environmental ownership will curb littering Reply from NEA Straits Times Forum 12 Dec 06 Indonesia's forest destruction downgrades international confidence Antara 8 Dec 06 SMS can tell you if fish is endangered By Celean Jacobson Yahoo News 11 Dec 06 "Has the right winner been chosen? Tell us what you think." Channel NewsAsia 11 Dec 06 Discern the truth about save-the-sharks drive Letter from Wong Hoong Hooi Straits Times Forum 11 Dec 06 Bird's nest, the viable alternative Letter from Oscar Lee Shing Kian Straits Times Forum 11 Dec 06 Taking a walk on the wild side By Hannah Goff Education reporter, BBC 10 Dec 06 Scientists marvel at sea life miles deep By Randolph E. Schmid Yahoo News 10 Dec 06 Whom to save--turtles or humans? Jajati Karan CNN-IBN ibnlive 10 Dec 06 Suntec City gears up for inaugural Singapore Garden Festival By Julia Ng Channel NewsAsia 10 Dec 06 Genting plays it smart & sleek the second time around Learning from failed bid for Marina Bay, it followed tender criteria to the letter By Krist Boo The Straits Times 10 Dec 06 You got mouse? We got ape "Mr Cousteau, Singaporeans would rather eat the underwater life than watch it swim by." Sylvia Toh Paik Choo The Electric New Paper 10 Dec 06 S'poreans excited by prospect of Universal Studios Fun rides, 3-D films and high-tech effects are trademark of world-class park By Melissa Sim The Straits Times 10 Dec 06 Singaporeans eagerly anticipate Resorts World at Sentosa to open in 2010 By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia 9 Dec 06 Best of the Green Room BBC 7 Dec 06 Michael Gunter: Wealth seeking among the green concerns Jeremy Hattingh: Nature's not for taming Maria Ashot: Climate solutions can be child's play Steven Walker: After the 'stuff' is gone Planned Marina South Oceanarium one too many? by Krist Boo The Straits Times 9 Dec 06 'We're just brats, I guess ... ' Fast-food patrons don't clear their trays after eating — it's the cleaners' job, they say Sheralyn Tay Today Online 9 Dec 06 Letter about the littering problem Get families and firms to join hands and keep S'pore clean. Rebrand the exercise Letter from Andrew Wee Hwee Seng Vancouver, BC, Canada Straits Times Forum 9 Dec 06 Litter ends up in our drinking-water sources Letter from S Satish Appoo Director, Environmental Health Department National Environment Agency (NEA) and Tan Nguan Sen Director, Catchment and Waterways Public Utilities Board (PUB) Today Online 9 Dec 06 A week's break for cleaners? We'd drown in our own mess – just look at failure of tray-returning system Letter from Maryanne Maes Reading Today Online 9 Dec 06 He's done it his way Genting patriarch likes to be in the thick of the action – and his son looks to be made in the same mould Jasmine Yin Today Online 9 Dec 06 Sentosa IR will be resort island's final big project and last IR for now By Susan Ferroa Channel NewsAsia 9 Dec 06 A gut feeling for accessibility pays off By ARTHUR SIM Business Times Singapore 9 Dec 06 Tourism appeal the clincher for Genting by Marcel Lee Pereira The Straits Times 9 Dec 06 Genting-Star Cruises consortium wins Sentosa integrated resort project By Wong Siew Yong Channel NewsAsia 8 Dec 06 Integrated resorts will boost and fundamentally change Singapore's economy By Johnson Choo Channel NewsAsia 8 Dec 06 Genting "ecstatic" over winning bid for Sentosa IR Channel NewsAsia 8 Dec 06 Super yachts ahoy! 7,000 on the high seas but they are giving Singapore the miss Clement Mesenas Today Online 8 Dec 06 How about an undersea tower instead? Today Online 7 Dec 06 Exposing Atrocities, Blogs Give Wildlife Warriors Instant SOS James Owen National Geographic 5 Dec 06 Scientists criticize bird flu search By Libby Quaid Yahoo News 4 Dec 06 Ebola has Killed 5,000 Gorillas, Study Suggests Story by Maggie Fox PlanetArk 8 Dec 06 Japan's whaling program put to science review Karen Barlow ABC 7 Dec 06 Throwaway Economy In Trouble By Earth Policy Institute ENN 30 Nov 06 Plastics 'poisoning world's seas' By Maggie Ayre Producer, Costing The Earth BBC 7 Dec 06 Letters on plastic bags Straits Times Online 8 Dec 06 If grocers stop using plastic bags, I'd buy them to line my litter bin Letter from Margaret Chong Kuan Mui (Mdm) Try the Dutch way to reuse plastic bags and recycle bottles Letter from Mrs Mieke Waterdrinker UK Teenagers' Gadgets are Big Energy Wasters - Survey PlanetArk 8 Dec 06 Water, water everywhere ... Singapore Flyer's developer awaits approval of proposed $300-million oceanarium Jasmine Yin Today Online 7 Dec 06 Old and new oceanariums can 'co-exist' Ansley Ng Today Online 7 Dec 06 Letters about the Sentosa IR proposals Straits Times Online 7 Dec 06 A Genting win will benefit Singapore Letter from Lau Chee Kian Make Sentosa's integrated resort a symbol of national pride Letter from Kwek Li Yong Go for the iconic, avoid the insipid Letter from Ong Phui Luong Development that ignores impact on the environment can hurt a nation Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 7 Dec 06 Country's survival comes first; But there may be a way to make money while saving nature Letter from Chia Hern Keng Today Online 6 Dec 06 Riau Islands halts all sand exports Fadli JakartaPost 5 Dec 06 $1.73m bid for farm with a food twist Lee Ching Wern Today Online 7 Dec 06 Warmed-up oceans reduce key food link By Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer Yahoo News 7 Dec 06 Farmland gets 12 bids Top offer of $1.73 million for Lim Chu Kang lots in pilot tender Jasmine Yin Today Online 6 Dec 06 Letters about shark's fins; responses to Dr Giam Choo Hoo's article 'Shark's fin soup - eat without guilt' Straits Times Forum 6 Dec 06 Save the sharks, forgo that bowl of fin soup Letter from Bernard Harrison Eat shark's fin soup without feeling guilty? That's wrong message to send out Letter from Christopher von Mitschke-Collande How long can we go on killing sharks before wiping them out totally? Letter from Grant W. Pereira Asian Educational Coordinator Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Was the shark finned alive? When in doubt, skip the soup Letter from Louis Ng Kok Kwang Executive Director Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) S'pore can lead by example to ban shark's fin soup Letter from Masood Mohajer Study: Fishermen Driving Great Barrier Reef Sharks to Extinction Underwatertimes 4 Dec 06 From poachers to marine conservationists Philippines Information Agency 4 Dec 06 Palm Oil Wildlife Conservation Fund launched The Star 6 Dec 06 Engaging younger Singaporeans with fresh ideas is a challenge for new MPs By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia 4 Dec 06 Not one to tyre easily by Nicholas Fang The Straits Times 4 Dec 06 Indonesia hopes to see haze lift within two years Yahoo News 4 Dec President Clinton launches 'Mangroves for the Future' and Hails Impressive Tsunami Recovery Effort in Thailand IUCN 4 Dec 06 Aceh restores 4,528 ha of mangrove areas Antara 5 Dec 06 Brazil Creates Largest Tropical Rainforest Preserve PlanetArk 5 Dec 06 Voice of common sense Howard Lee Today Online 4 Dec 06 Thousands of day-trippers flock to outlying islands in Hong Kong for a relaxing break By Channel NewsAsia's Hong Kong Correspondent, Roland Lim Channel NewsAsia 3 Dec 06 The road to a green environment Reply from NEA and LTA Straits Times Online 4 Dec 06 Letters on charging for plastic bags Straits Times Online 4 Dec 06 Charging for plastic bags will cut down on their use Letter from Mark Ho Boon, Kin Hong Kong Waste disposal: How not to use plastic bags? Letter from Ng Mui Peng (Ms) Use cash incentives to promote recycling among shoppers Letter from Patricia Lynn Meyer (Ms) Have separate queue in supermarts for those without plastic bags Letter from Lilian Chai-Kubler (Ms) Yangtze expedition fails to find endangered Chinese dolphin by Pratap Chakravarty Yahoo News 2 Dec 06 Scientists: Seagrass Ecosystems at a 'Global Crisis'; Elevating Public Awareness 'Critical' underwatertimes 1 Dec 06 El Nino established in Pacific, upsets weather: WMO Yahoo News 1 Dec 06 Don't turn southern islands into exclusive playground of the rich Letter from Ramesh s/o Govinda Raju Straits Times Forum 2 Dec 06 Rethink the decision to remake southern islands Letter from Jason Chiam Chiah Sern Straits Times Forum 2 Dec 06 Southern isles: Spare a thought for S'poreans Letter from ITang Lay Cheng (Miss) Straits Times Forum 2 Dec 06 The newly redeveloped St John's and Lazarus islands have beautiful beaches and sparkling waters By Teh Jen Lee The Electric New Paper 2 Dec 06 Islands of plenty: Kusu and St John's are priceless jewels for all Singaporeans Down Under with Neil Humphreys Today Online 2 Dec 06 After casinos, a state of mind? The Straits Times 2 Dec 06 Indian bid to solve age-old seahorse aphrodisiac riddle by Pratap Chakravarty Yahoo News 1 Dec 06 Investors give positive feedback to the Southern Islands' development By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 30 Nov 06 No new plans for Kusu temple despite resort move Ansley Ng Today Online 1 Dec 06 All powered up and ready for offers Infrastructure in place, time is right to attract investors By Serene Goh The Straits Times 1 Dec 06 Targetting nature lovers and the well-heeled The Straits Times 1 Dec 06 Captain Planet may yet be back Reply from Mediacorp Straits Times Forum 1 Dec 06 Shark Finning: Shark's fin soup-eat without guilt By Giam Choo Hoo The Straits Times 1 Dec 06 Hong Kong theme park reports growth but fears smoggy future Yahoo News 30 Nov 06 Indonesian villagers call for action against marauding elephants Yahoo News 30 Nov 06 Villas and marine park are possibilities for the Southern Island development, say experts By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 30 Nov 06 Make nature's riches the lure: Planned development of southern islands must avoid harming area's biodiversity Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 30 Nov 06 Eighth Wonder raises bid: It raises investment to $5.6b for Sentosa IR, plans $130m aquarium Tor Ching Li Today Online 30 Nov 06 Sentosa may seek proposal for new resort hotel with beach front By Jeana Wong Channel NewsAsia 30 Nov 06 Tree with historical significance pruned illegally By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 30 Nov 06 Nonnative animals flourish in Hawaii By Tara Godvin Yahoo News 30 Nov 06 Kusu: Playground of the rich? Tourism Board looks into ideas to develop S'pore's six southern islands to attract the super-rich Ansley Ng Today Online 29 Nov 06 Southern Islands could be premium resort: STB Super-exclusive haven for billionaires, location for third casino are some possibilities By Arthur Sim The Business Times (Singapore) 29 Nov 06 Southern Islands may be next big tourist attraction One plan being considered: Make them a getaway for the rich By Krist Boo The Straits Times 29 Nov 06 STB plans to develop Southern Islands into tourist attraction By Jeana Wong Channel NewsAsia 29 Nov 06 Baby beluga dies at Spain marine park Yahoo News 28 Nov 06 Three green advocates to seek NMP posts Geh Min hoping for second term; other two are young men heading green groups By Zakir Hussain The Straits Times 29 Nov 06 Zookeeper on rhino's mystery death: I'm so sad... I haven't seen him since he attacked me last month By Teh Jen Lee The New Paper 29 Nov 06 Charge for plastic bags? NEA prefers education Reply from NEA Straits Times Online 29 Nov 06 Guardians of the region's greenery M'sia, Indonesia, Brunei agree to prevent destruction of Borneo's rainforest Fawziah Selamat Today Online 29 Nov 06 Make sea sports affordable to more people and provide facilities Letter from Peter Fabian Andrew Straits Times Forum 28 Nov 06 Singapore's animal attraction Tan Hui Leng Today Online 27 Nov 06 Exotic pets in U.S. may pose health risk By Margaret Ebrahim and John Solomon, Associated Press Yahoo News 28 Nov 06 Dead ringers? - Giving old mobiles a second life in the developing world The Independent 26 Nov 06 No matter who wins IR bid, Sentosa benefits by getting a spectacular marine park Lee Ching Wern Today Online 27 Nov 06 Eighth Wonder unveils plans for marine zone It will boast the world's largest living coral reef By Roland Lim Business Times (Singapore) 27 Nov 06 World-class marine centre for Sentosa Jessica Lim The Straits Times 27 Nov 06 Vegas firms promises world's largest cultivated coral reef Yahoo News 26 Nov 06 Eight Wonder proposes world's largest living coral reef lagoon By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia 26 Nov 06 No bins? NEA bust shows litterbugs are just lazy By Jessica Lim The Straits Times 27 Nov 06 I love (dirty) Singapore Henrik Siken Today Online 27 Nov 06 Letters about the littering problem Straits Times Forum 27 Nov 06 Schools can help nip litter problem in the bud Letter from Terrence Hong Bing Quan Bring back Capt Planet and ENV frog cartoon Letter from Han Yunhao Many S'poreans are spoilt. They expect other people to clean up after them Letter from Tan Lin Neo (Ms) Straits Times Forum 28 Nov 06 More than 200 students learn how to keep the rivers clean By Noor Mohd Aziz Channel NewsAsia 26 Nov 06 UN seeks to save developing world from e-waste by Bogonko Bosire Yahoo News 26 Nov 06 Wildlife under pressure find second chance By Charles J. Hanley Yahoo News 26 Nov 06 Kiwis record Pacific island sinking into sea By Greg Meylan www.stuff.co.nz 26 Nov 06 Climate Change to Hit South China Economic Engine PlanetArk 24 Nov 06 Stop the poaching in Jurong Lake Letter from Jennifer Claire Gay (Mrs) Straits Times Forum 25 Nov 06 Shrimp trawlers look to cut waste BBC 24 Nov 06 U.N. fails in bid to ban ocean trawling By Irwin Arieff Yahoo News 23 Nov 06 Eight officials sentenced for illegal logging in Cambodia Yahoo News 24 Nov 06 Aren't our environs sexy? By Peh Shing Huei The Straits Times 24 Nov 06 Go 'green' at work Today 24 Nov 06 Singapore's light-up plan will consume more power and add to greenhouse effect Letter from Ms Amy Wong Pong Beng Straits Times Forum 24 Nov 06 Indonesian company gets contract from Singaporean firms to supply reclamation work Antara 24 Nov 06 Scientists say SARS-civet cat link proved Yahoo News 22 Nov 06 Malaysia requests fishermen to stop using trawl nets The Star 23 Nov 06 Malaysia's turtle island faces uncertain future People and Planet 16 Nov 06 Thailand to send 48 orangutan home to Indonesia Antara 21 Nov 06 Turtles give up their DNA for science ABC.net 22 Nov 06 Letters about the littering problem Straits Times Forum Online 22 Nov 06 Volunteers from HDB estates join in latest effort to clean up Singapore By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 21 Nov 06 Barge With Oil Spill Debris Sinks in Philippines PlanetArk 22 Nov 06 Global warming said killing some species By Seth Borenstein Yahoo News 21 Nov 06 Cayman's Tourism Minister: Some Dolphin Deaths Expected at New Dolphin Tourist Park; 'It will Happen' by Basia Pioro Underwatertimes 21 Nov 06 Cayman's Animal Welfare Agency Kept in the Dark About Captive Sharks Underwatertimes 21 Nov 06 China to build one of earth's biggest solar power stations Channel NewsAsia 21 Nov 06 Sentosa Integrated Resort: Eight Wonder's Harry's Island Extracts from Eighth Wonder's Harry's Island website Kerzner's kiddie package aims to ensure parents have fun, too Val Chua Today Online 21 Nov 06 Group wants Japan to end dolphin hunting Yahoo News 21 Nov 06 Pink dolphin tumbles off Taiwan By Ralph Jennings IOL 20 Nov 06 Why there will never be another Marine Parade The New Paper 18 Nov 06 Young guardians groomed to lead green drive DPM Wong: They can educate peers with creative ideas By Khushwant Singh Straits Times 20 Nov 06 Littering is no big deal, say many By Jessica Lim, Tessa Wong and Jessica Cheam The Straits Times 20 Nov 06 South West CDC uses art, business and technology to educate residents on recycling By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 19 Nov 06 Python squeezes pet dog to death at River Valley condo By Lee Hui Chieh & Chong Chee Kin The Straits Times 19 Nov 06 Coral bleaching will hit the world's poor IUCN 16 Nov 06 'S'pore will practically disappear' Straits Times 18 Nov 06 Lifestyles 'costing earth dearly' Straits Times 18 Nov 06 Sinking feeling over vanishing fish By Paul P.S. Teng The Straits Times 18 Nov 06 Six Sharks Die at New Cayman's Amusement Park as Life Support System Fails; 'There is a Strong Learning Curve' by Cliodhna McGowan Underwatertimes 17 Nov 06 Sanctuaries will save fishing: Cousteau The Age 17 Nov 06 Birds of a feather: about birders and twitchers By Sean Coughlan BBC 17 Nov 06 Green Vehicle Rebate in place since 2001 Letter from Ong Seng Eng Director, Resource Conservation Department National Environment Agency Straits Times Online 17 Nov 06 Lion's share of overnight rubbish in East Coast Park from McDonald's and 7-Eleven Letter from Tan Ken Jin Straits Times Online 15 Nov 06 MP's remarks about 'complaining' S'poreans are unfair Letter from Mohammad Fahmi Bin Ahmad Abu Bakar Straits Times Online 17 Nov 06 Migratory Animals Most at Risk from Warming - UN Story by Gerard Wynn PlanetArk 17 Nov 06 UK Police Crack Down on Rare Species Medicine Trade PlanetArk 17 Nov 06 Forest fires may actually cool climate By Randolphe E. Schmid Yahoo News 17 Nov 06 Scientists say pollution may be helpful By Charles J. Hanley Yahoo News 17 Nov 06 Carbon Offsetting: Does it Work? Story by Jennifer Hill, Personal Finance Correspondent PlanetArk 17 Nov 06 Being 'clean and green' is a matter of continuing education Letter from Ng Meng Hiong Deputy Director, 3P Partnership Department National Environment Agency Today Online 16 Nov 06 Singapore students aware of environmental issues By Noor Mohd Aziz Channel NewsAsia 14 Nov 06 Strong sense of urgency among ASEAN countries to tackle haze By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 14 Nov 06 Climate change action must include peatlands Kimani Chege SciDev.net 13 Nov 06 Australian Keppel Island coral reefs 'completely' dead The Australian 15 Nov 06 Captured Dolphin With Four Fins Spotlights Controversial Hunt John Roach National Geographic 14 Nov 06 Diseases appear on rise with temperature By Charles J. Hanley Yahoo News 15 Nov 06 Green campaigners dream of a recycled Christmas By Kate Kelland Yahoo News 13 Nov 06 Dolphins seen near Terengganu coastline The Star 14 Nov 06 Global Warming Could Wipe out Most Birds -- WWF Story by Daniel Wallis PlanetArk 14 Nov 06 World's Forests are Making a Comeback - Study PlanetArk 14 Nov 06 MP should be happy that S'poreans speak up Letter from Benny Tan Seng Hee MPs shouldn't take opinions as complaints Letter from Wang Tiancheng Straits Times Forum 14 Nov 06 Offer incentives to hybrid car owners Letter from Hakim Suriyat Straits Times Online 13 Nov 06 Recycling efforts here seem to be lagging behind Letter from Koh Yoke Chye Straits Times Forum 13 Nov 06 To be less complaining, Singapore needs to be more mature and open-minded Letter from Helen Tan Letter from Rick Lim Say Kiong Today Online 13 Nov 06 Turtle plans mapped out The Star 13 Nov 06 ASEAN begins voluntary contribution towards fund to fight haze Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia 11 Nov 06 A sea sports centre may be developed in Sembawang By Joanne Leow Channel NewsAsia 11 Nov 06 Waterways Watch Society one of 3 winners of President's Award for Environment By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 10 Nov 06 If I can't ask you, what's the point? So what am I paying those conservancy charges for? Letter from Lim Boon Hee, Letter from Pan Pei Yan Today Online 11 Nov 06 Chinese Chefs Divided Over Shark Fin Use Amid Reports of Species Decline; 'No Banquet is Complete without Shark Fin' Underwatertimes 10 Nov 06 Manila wants tougher enforcement of environmental laws By Manny Mogato Reuters 10 Nov 06 Philippines President Enacts New Conservation Policy to Protect Southeast Asia's 'Coral Triangle' Underwatertimes 9 Nov 06 'Obscenity' of carbon trading Viewpoint by Kevin Smith BBC 9 Nov 06 Despite their problems, carbon markets are here to stay, say experts by Karen Calabria Yahoo News 10 Nov 06 Paradise found ... But it's so unspoilt and rare that the fewer who know about it, the better Budget Tai Tai By Tabitha Wang Today Online 10 Nov 06 Poisoning of pigeons is a pointless act Dr Tan Chek Wee Today Online 10 Nov 06 Ask not what your country can do for you ... MPs decry whinging Singaporeans, call for soul searching Leong Wee Keat Today Online 10 Nov 06 Climate change threatens agricultural crisis: U.N. By Gordon Bell Yahoo News 9 Nov 06 Warming threat to earth's seas, marine life endangers mankind: study by Lucie Peytermann Yahoo News 9 Nov 06 Teeth bared in battle over world shark stocks By Ben Blanchard Yahoo News 9 Nov 06 Clean & Green Week: More than a sum of its parts It's about caring for the entire ecological system--not just air, water and land Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 8 Nov 06 Kenyan Nobel laureate launches 'Billion Tree Campaign' at UN climate meet by Otto Bakano Yahoo News 8 Nov 06 Fishermen, facing declining stocks, turn to sharks By Ben Blanchard Yahoo News 9 Nov 06 Cambodia moves to save rare grassland bird Yahoo News 9 Nov 06 Singaporeans asking for fewer plastic bags when grocery shopping By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 7 Nov 06 Expert says Australian drought is 'worst in 1,000 years' by Lawrence Bartlett Yahoo News 7 Nov 06 Zanzibar Bans Plastic Bags Yahoo News 8 Nov 06 Nature 'can help people keep fit' BBC 7 Nov 06 Effects of haze on greenhouse gases and pollution are huge, says SEC By Yvonne Yong Channel NewsAsia 6 Nov 06 Reward households that reduce water consumption Letter from Lum Yew Wai Straits Times Forum Straits Times Forum 7 Nov 06 Do more to harness solar and wind energy Letter from Khoo Swee Chiow Straits Times Forum 7 Nov 06 Indonesia forest fires, attacks kill 1,000 orangutans Yahoo News 3 Nov 06 Anti-Fast Food Fair Spreads Epicurean Revolt Story by Mathias Wildt PlanetArk 7 Nov 06 Action plan for ASEAN to work with Indonesian districts to fight haze By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 5 Nov 06 Plastic trash vortex menaces Pacific sealife: study By Deborah Zabarenko Yahoo News 5 Nov 06 70 divers help clean parts of seabed at Pulau Hantu By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 4 Nov 06 Dubai's Man-made Island Rises Out of the Ocean Underwatertimes 5 Nov 06 Reduced water use more than about saving money Reply from Chong Hou Chun Director Water Supply (Network) PUB Straits Times Forum 6 Nov 06 Sea Shepherds on the Whale Sharks at Sentosa IR Letter from Grant W. Pereira Asian Education Advisor Sea Shepherd Conservation Society unpublished letter to the media Addressing climate change to be priority in years ahead for Environment Ministry By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 1 Nov 06 'Spot the green shopper' contest to cut waste Letter from Vincent Teo Chief Engineer, Resource Conservation Department National Environment Agency Straits Times Forum 4 Nov 06 Unfortunate that not enough people are motivated to consume less water Letter from Agnes Sng Hwee Lee (Ms) Sofia, Bulgaria Straits Times Forum 4 Nov 06 Climate change gases reach record levels in 2005: WMO by Peter Capella Yahoo News 3 Nov 06 Australia turns to sunshades, water spray to save Great Barrier Reef Yahoo News 3 Nov 06 Experts urge action on fish stocks after stark warning Yahoo News 3 Nov 06 Epic journey brings turtle to Welsh shores NewsWales 3 Nov 06 India: Fishermen suffer for turtles The Statesman 1 Nov 06 Nepal's rhinos threatened by resurgent poaching By Gopal Sharma Yahoo News 3 Nov 06 Wild about wildlife: Acres Acres chief talks about dolphins, polar bears, death threats and his beef with the Singapore Zoo Today Online 3 Nov 06 Economic growth not at expense of marine world Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 3 Nov 06 Fish, seafood on track to disappear by 2048: study Yahoo News 3 Nov 06 Many risk long-term damage from SE Asia haze: experts By Tan Ee Lyn Yahoo News 2 Nov 06 Environment ad an insult to one's intelligence Letter from Gerald Patterson Straits Times Forum 3 Nov 06 Many plastic materials emit poisonous dioxins when incinerated Letter from Shakib Gunn Straits Times Forum 3 Nov 06 Get rid of plastic bags? Better to recycle them Letter from Lum Yew Wai Straits Times Forum 3 Nov 06 Use less water but how much money is saved? Letter from Nuryusman Mohamed Ibrahim Straits Times Online 2 Nov 06 Clean & Green Week 2006 to focus on youth and climate change By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 1 Nov 06 Hotspots drop in Indonesia but some haze lingers By Diyan Jari Yahoo News 1 Nov 06 Good Governance Key To Environmental Well-being By Melati Mohd Ariff Bernama 1 Nov 06 Australia says Kyoto a symbolic failure By Rob Taylor Yahoo News 1 Nov 06 Mistaken theory harms conservation efforts: study By Jeremy Lovell Yahoo News 1 Nov 06 Dolphin kill dogged by mercury, activists By Boyd Harnell, Japan Times 1 Nov 06 Eighth Wonder piles on the attractions By Arthur Sim Business Times Singapore 1 Nov 06 Eighth Wonder fires up a big bang concept Volcano focus a departure from rivals' aquatic designs By Marcel Lee Pereira The Straits Times 1 Nov 06 Eighth Wonder bares all Val Chua Deputy News Editor Today Online 1 Nov 06 Saving water, cutting bills Govt launches new water-efficiency labelling scheme Sheralyn Tay Today Online 1 Nov 06 Past articles links to other environmental and nature news |
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