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articles about our wild places and wild issues Media articles (Jan-Feb 07) past articles | latest articles | by topic S'pore won't 'burst at the seams' with 6.5m people: Minister Mah By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 28 Feb 07 Indonesian government confident it can halve number of forest fires this year Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia 28 Feb 07 20 new ocean species found in Indonesia By Michael Casey, AP Yahoo News 28 Feb 07 British Retailers to Cut Down On Plastic Bags Story by Jeremy Lovell PlanetArk 28 Feb 07 MPs warm up to debate on going green Loh Chee Kong Today Online 28 Feb 07 6.5m is planning figure, not a target Quality of life for S'poreans won't be compromised: Mah Lee U-Wen Today Online 28 Feb 07 Learn from HK how to cope with 6.5m people Letter from Anne Wong Holloway (Ms) Straits Times Forum 28 Feb 07 London Plans to be World's Greenest City Story by Jeremy Lovell PlanetArk 28 Feb 07 Green parking schemes catch on across Britain by Elodie Mazein Yahoo News 27 Feb 07 Malaysians in buying bid to save forests, says report Yahoo News 27 Feb 07 Genting's IR project not guaranteed casino licence: Home Affairs Ministry By Melvin Yong Channel NewsAsia 27 Feb 07 Risk management vital concept in training of divers and scuba professionals SUF 25 Feb 07 Solar Handbags? Wind Turbines? How to Get Green Story by Sylvia Westall PlanetArk 27 Feb 07 Biologists record call of rare bird Yahoo News 27 Feb 07 Loggerheads digging fewer nests and no one knows why By Dinah Voyles Pulver Journal Online 25 Feb 07 Singapore Getting ready for rising sea levels Arti Mulchand Straits Times 26 Feb 07 NUS sets up research unit on environmental issues By Pearl Forss Channel NewsAsia 26 Feb 07 Exotic Animals Seen Where Antarctic Ice Used to Be Story by Deborah Zabarenko PlanetArk 26 Feb 07 Better quality of life will define Singapore as a top First World nation By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 24 Feb 07 Grass carps released into Bedok Reservoir to mark 7th day of Lunar New Year By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia 25 Feb 07 Farmer power the key to green advance Michel Pimbert BBC 23 Feb 07 Urban warrior, outdoor greenhorn? Can Singaporeans handle outdoor adventure? By Ng Tze Yong Electric New Paper 23 Feb 07 Raise safety standards for recreational diving Letter from Dr Gregory Chan Chung Tsing Vice-President Occupational and Environmental Health Society Straits Times Forum 24 Feb 07 Keeping pets a far better experience than the zoo Letter from Dawn Kua Su-Wen (Ms) Director of Operations Cat Welfare Society Straits Times Forum 24 Feb 07 Indonesia's plan to revitalise peat land to have mixed results By Channel NewsAsia's Indonesia Bureau Chief Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia 23 Feb 07 Indonesia Nuclear Plant to Cost $1.5 Billion - Antara PlanetArk 23 Feb 07 Viable alternatives needed to discourage use of cars Letter from Bryan Goh Yong Leng Straits Times Forum 23 Feb 07 Future of global warming has arrived in Bangladesh By Henry Chu Business Times Singapore 23 Feb 07 Scientists Add Shark Species to Endangered List Story by Jeremy Lovell PlanetArk 23 Feb 07 Sea turtles returned to Gulf of Mexico By Lynn Brezosky, Associated Press Yahoo News 21 Feb 07 Ikea to Charge US Customers for Plastic Bags Story by Jon Hurdle PlanetArk 22 Feb 07 Ireland to Raise "Green" Tax on Plastic Bags PlanetArk 22 Feb 07 Environmentally-friendly Japanese prototype homes come with creative comforts By Channel NewsAsia's Japan Bureau Chief Michiyo Ishida Channel NewsAsia 21 Feb 07 Keeping animals: How to handle a pet peeve Letter from Heng Cho Choon Straits Times Forum 22 Feb 07 Body of missing diver found in waters off Pulau Hantu By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 20 Feb 07 More steps needed to cut carbon emissions Letter from Brian Lawrence Straits Times Forum 21 Feb 07 MacRitchie Reservoir to have new car park with luscious greenery By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 20 Feb 07 Australia to ban old-style light bulbs By Rohan Sullivan, Associated Press Yahoo News 21 Feb 07 Jakarta floods may erode growth: Economic losses estimated to be 5.2t rupiah Business Times 21 Feb 07 Recent floods in Jakarta are strong evidence that urbanisation must be reduced by Deden Rukmana Straits Times Forum 21 Feb 07 Shark-Smuggling Bust Nets $1 Million for Habitat Protection Stefan Lovgren National Geographic 20 Feb 07 Marine turtle nestings on the rise in South Africa WWF 19 Feb 07 Singaporeans flock to East Coast to spend Lunar New Year holidays By Patwant Singh Channel NewsAsia 19 Feb 07 Stressed Singaporeans crack down on thieving monkeys By Gillian Murdoch The Star 19 Feb 07 Naturally Deadly? Records Reveal 11 Dolphins Deaths at the Las Vegas Mirage Casino Since 1990 Underwatertime 19 Feb 07 Tokyo promotes recycling culture to deal with industrial waste Japan Bureau Chief Michiyo Ishida Channel NewsAsia 19 Feb 07 Artificial trees: A green solution? BBC 19 Feb 07 Acid Oceans Threatening Marine Food Chain, Experts Warn Scott Norris National Geographic 17 Feb 07 Indonesia to resume sending bird flu samples to WHO Channel NewsAsia 17 Feb 07 Ban subsidies to deep-sea fishing 'bandits': scientists Yahoo News 19 Feb 07 Wind shifts devastate ocean life By Jonathan Fildes BBC 17 Feb 07 Religious leader steps in to stop whale shark slaughter in India Yahoo News 18 Feb 07 Abalone - are you getting what you pay for? By Sarah Ng Straits Times 18 Feb 07 S'poreans splurge on New Year dinners By Wee Li-En Business Times 17 Feb 07 Jumping wild dolphins 'confirmed' their love By Teh Jen Lee Electric New Paper 15 Feb 07 Indonesia acts to curb smuggling of sand to Singapore By Salim Osman, Indonesian Correspondent Straits Times 18 Feb 07 Politicians sign new climate pact BBC 16 Feb 07 Biofuel to power Indonesia's anti-poverty drive by Mike Patterson Yahoo News 18 Feb 07 Tire reef off Florida proves a disaster By Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Writer Yahoo News 18 Feb 07 Why Women Have Fewer Babies Corey Binns Special to LiveScience LiveScience.com Yahoo News 17 Feb 07 No mention of steps to address green concerns Letter from Masood Mohajer Straits Times 17 Feb 07 Rising sea levels present China with 'unimaginable challenges' Yahoo News 16 Feb 07 Indonesia VP blames officials for flooding Channel NewsAsia 16 Feb 07 ADB urges wasteful Asians to modify consumption style Business Times Singapore 17 Feb 07 Top End toxins pose risk to Great Barrier Reef Leigh Dayton, Science writer The Australian 17 Feb 07 New Zealand tells Japan to move stricken whaler in oil spill scare Yahoo News 16 Feb 07 Ask ourselves how we are contributing to the problem of global warming Letter from Chia Hern Keng Straits Times 16 Feb 07 Global warming spells rise in tropical diseases The Star 16 Feb 07 Thailand struggles to save rare dugong by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson Yahoo News 15 Feb 07 Hong Kong marine parks fail to protect fish: WWF Yahoo News 15 Feb 07 Illegal wildlife trade in China undiminished by bans, health threats by Stephanie Wong Yahoo News 12 Feb 07 Whaling ship fire in Antarctic quelled By Carl Freire Yahoo News 15 Feb 07 Greenpeace try eating whale to stop whaling Yahoo News 14 Feb 07 Futuristic fleet of 'cloudseeders' Professor John Latham BBC 15 Feb 07 Al Gore launches July 7 global concert focusing on climate change Yahoo News 16 Feb 07 Indonesian activists back ban on sand for Singapore Yahoo News 14 Feb 07 NY Students Imagine City Plan after Global Warming Story by Christine Kearney PlanetArk 15 Feb 07 Saving the planet, one degree at a time Letter from William Loh Peng Cheong Straits Times 14 Feb 07 6.5 million population: Food, water and a question of stability By Li Xueying Straits Times 14 Feb 07 Indonesia dismisses criticism of sand export ban Abdul Khalik Jakarta Post 13 Feb 07 Johor floods: Tekong works not to blame Letter from Errol Goodenough Straits Times 14 Feb 07 Sea Level Rise Could Hit Poor Countries Hard - Study Story by Deborah Zabarenko PlanetArk 14 Feb 07 Philippines on migratory bird alert amid Asian bird flu upsurge Channel NewsAsia 13 Feb 07 First aerial survey to map dugong numbers Apinya Wipatayotin Bangkok Post 14 Feb 07 More people? Singapore is already bursting at the seams Letter from Lim Boon Hee Today Online 13 Feb 07 S'pore urged to build new cruise terminal soon By Donald Urquhart Business Times Singapore 13 Feb 07 Linking Indonesian sand ban to extradition treaty unfortunate: Yeo By Pearl Forss Channel NewsAsia 13 Feb 07 Smoking out the world's lungs By Lucy Williamson BBC 12 Feb 07 Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei agree to save "Heart of Borneo" Yahoo News 12 Feb 07 Five things not to eat for Chinese New Year TRAFFIC 12 Feb 07 Save the earth for current generation Letter from Liang Xinyi (Ms) SEC Straits Times 12 Feb 07 Palm oil - eco-vandal turned environmental saviour? by Hamish Townsend Yahoo News 12 Feb 07 Europe fights to save its fish stocks By Raf Casert and Daniel Woolls, Associated Press Yahoo News 11 Feb 07 Japan pushes whaling as consumers' appetite fades By Elaine Lies Yahoo News 10 Feb 07 Creative and innovative solutions will prevent overcrowding: Grace Fu By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewAsia 10 Feb 07 Tens of thousands of Jakarta residents down with flood-related ailments By Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia 10 Feb 07 US launches international campaign against illegal wildlife trade by Karen Calabria Yahoo News 10 Feb 07 Theft of 'More than a Hectare of Coral Reefs' Uncovered in the Philippines Underwatertimes 10 Feb 07 Japanese tech may save India's river dolphins: WWF By Nita Bhalla Yahoo News 9 Feb 07 Singapore gearing up for 6.5m population Plans being drawn up for future housing, recreation and land transport needs By Lydia Lim Straits Times 10 Feb 07 HDB looking to cut sand usage by 20-30%: Mah He also says govt will help bear the higher cost for public projects By Arthur Sim Business Times 10 Feb 07 Fighting climate change begins at home Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 10 Feb 07 Genting still being quizzed on tie-up with Stanley Ho By Krist Boo Straits Times 10 Feb 07 Change of tack needed to bolster yachting industry By Vincent Wee Business Times Singapore 10 Feb 07 Scientists to vie for $25M climate prize By Tariq Panja, Associated Press Yahoo News 10 Feb 07 Greenhouse gas ocean burial can start Feb 10 By Alister Doyle Yahoo News 9 Feb 07 Taste for leatherback eggs contributes to Malaysian turtle's demise by Hamish Townsend Yahoo News 10 Feb 07 Think you can't have your way? People power, uniquely, quietly Low Ching Ling The Electric New Paper 9 Feb 07 Nowhere to run in hot red dot Coffee With Howard Shaw, Executive Director of the Singapore Environment Council Sheralyn Tay Today Online 9 Feb 07 Face up to harsh truths about global warming By Robert Samuelson Business Times Singapore 9 Feb 07 S'pore needs to cut utilities charges, usage Letter to the Editor from Leong Sze Hian Business Times Singapore 9 Feb 07s Critics of Indonesia bird flu ban accept valid point By Tan Ee Lyn Yahoo News 8 Feb 07 Avian influenza in cats should be closely monitored So far no sustained virus transmission in cats or from cats to humans FAO 8 Feb 07 Fighting global warming - need to change the way we use air-conditioning Letter from Chew Pei Wah (Ms) Straits Times 8 Feb 07 What is procedure for managing energy crisis? Letter from Raymond Tham Kon Weng Straits Times 8 Feb 07 Green teens do their bit Letter from chia ye hui Today Online 8 Feb 07 Electricity from thin air? Letter from tan kok tim Today Online 8 Feb 07 Aussies develop a taste for Newater Ng Hun Wei Today 8 Feb 07 Indon navy seizes sand barges for breaching deadline: report Business Times 8 Feb 07 Floods over, drought looms in Malaysia El Nino is likely to exacerbate the annual dry season, and could trigger a water crisis Straits Times 8 Feb 07 Time to talk turkey on bird flu battle The west has failed to back up its rhetoric by helping countries that will be on the frontline of a pandemic Today Online 8 Feb 07 Whale on our plates? How? Letter from Wee leng leng Today Online 7 Feb 07 Before it's too hot to handle Economic gains won't match losses if Earth continues to be destroyed Letter from Lua Jia Sin Today Online 7 Feb 07 Will Asia heed warning of Jakarta's Katrina? Mely Caballero-Anthony Today Online 7 Feb 07 Indon flood losses may surge to 4.1t rupiah Govt estimate covers disruption to economic activities, public services By Laurel Teo Business Times 7 Feb 07 Illegal logging threatens endangered orangutans: UN by Karen Calabria Yahoo News 6 Feb 06 Can Fish Farming Save Depleted Cod? Story by Simon Rabinovitch PlanetArk 7 Feb 07 S'pore set to be city of gardens and water Plan to transform rivers, reservoirs, canals to recreation centres unveiled By Tan Hui Yee Straits Times 7 Feb 07 PA to build multi-million dollar sea sports, recreational hub in Marina Bay By Asha Popatlal Channel NewsAsia 6 Feb 07 Fuel cell cars may be commercially available in S'pore in 2012: DaimlerChrysler By Loh Kim Chin Channel NewsAsia 6 Feb 07 It's high time we talked about the weather Philip Ang Keng Hong Today Online 6 Feb 07 Earth Will Survive Global Warming, But Will We? Ker Than, LiveScience.com Today Online 1 Feb 07 How You Can Fight Global Warming LiveScience Staff LiveScience.com 31 Jan 07 Vietnam highly vulnerable to climate change: expert Yahoo News 5 Feb 07 Why not take the green road, give more rebates on hybrid cars? Letter from Amina Majeed Santos Lucas Today Online 6 Feb 07 South Africa Bids to Sate Asia's Abalone Cravings Story by Wendell Roelf PlanetArk 6 Feb 07 Sea Turtles Dying Along Bangladesh Coast PlanetArk 6 Feb 07 Rare marine species discovered in Philippines Yahoo News 5 Feb 07 Making water sufficient Straits Times 5 Feb 07 A rude reminder of dependency By Seah Chiang Nee The Star 3 Feb 07 Govt to boost security to enforce sand export ban Fadli The Jakarta Post 3 Feb 07 Adventure race held in Punggol to introduce sport to public and spur interest By Hasnita A Majid Straits Times Forum 4 Feb 07 What IRs can learn from failed revue Emphasis should be put on developing non-gaming components of the IRs Letter from ng ya ken Today Online 5 Feb 07 Sea May Swallow Maldives if Global Warming unchecked by Simon Gardner PlanetArk 5 Feb 07 Kiribati: Action on Global Warming Good, but Late Story by Takanori Isshiki PlanetArk 5 Feb 07 Bangladesh Faces Bleak Future from Global Warming Story by Anis Ahmed PlanetArk 5 Feb 07 The world will need our help when it gets hot Nikita Lopoukhine International Herald Tribune 2 Feb 07 WHO warns against false sense of security on bird flu Channel NewsAsia 5 Feb 07 M'sian govt says drainage system partly to blame for Johor floods By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 3 Feb 07 Jakarta flooded due to lack of water catchment areas: minister Antara 3 Feb 07 Toll hits 20 in Florida's deadliest storm in nearly 10 years Yahoo News 4 Feb 07 46 nations back body to protect planet By Angela Charlton and Seth Borenstein Yahoo News 4 Feb 07 Australian PM uses UN climate report to push for nuclear power Channel NewsAsia 3 Feb 07 Indonesia to push ahead with nuclear plans Channel NewsAsia 3 Feb 07 Mystery ship suspected in oil spill off Vietnam Yahoo News 3 Feb 07 Global warming to continue for centuries By Seth Borenstein, AP Yahoo News 2 Feb 07 Global warming threatens Australia's Barrier reef By Rob Taylor Yahoo News 2 Feb 07 Worst floods in 5 years hit Jakarta Business Times Singapore 3 Feb 07 Stop pointing fingers, just act about reclamation in Singapore and flooding in Johor Letter from Jeffrey Law Today Online 3 Feb 07 Singapore reclamation work seems to be having environmental impact The Star 3 Feb 07 Sand ban from Indonesia not significantly affecting IR construction By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 2 Feb 07 Stanley Ho won't have stake in Sentosa IR Business Times Singapore 3 Feb 07 s 9,706 pets lost their homes Today Online 3 Feb 07 A class apart on the seven seas For the 48 students in the Class Afloat programme, the world is literally their classroom Lee U-Wen Today Online 2 Feb 07 Taking over private turf for public's good The State is right to acquire land if it is clear the purpose is to benefit the majority Ngiam Tong Dow Today Online 2 Feb 07 New system to help S'pore detect potential threats, emerging trends By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 1 Feb 07 Indonesia to declare bird flu a national disaster Virus endemic in chickens there; ban imposed on raising fowl in living areas By Salim Osman, Indonesia Correspondent Straits Times 2 Feb 07 Small changes stop flu virus spread, study finds By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Yahoo News 1 Feb 07 Climate Change Predictions Not Exaggerated, Analysis Says John Roach National Geographic 1 Feb 07 US thinktank offering cash to dispute UN climate panel: report Yahoo News 2 Feb 07 Scientists warn of hysteria over state of Barrier Reef Matthew Warren, Environment writer The Australian 1 Feb 07 Oil spill hits Vietnam's central coast Yahoo News 1 Feb 07 Algiers Beach becomes Algae Beach Water infestation troublesome for Sanibel, Lee By Kevin Lollar News-Press.com 2 Feb 07 Are safety checks conducted on sea sports operators? Letter from Irene Wong Wai Ping (Mrs) Straits Times Forum 2 Feb 07 Sungei Buloh rubbish comes from Johor Straits Letter from Wong Tuan Wah Director, Conservation National Parks Board Straits Times Forum 2 Feb 07 'Fa cai' has many medicinal benefits and is important for CNY celebrations Letter from Heng Cho Choon Straits Times Forum 2 Feb 07 'Study causes of floods before blaming S'pore' Najib's remarks come as S'pore says reclamation work not to blame Straits Times 1 Feb 07 Better than the ban Indonesia's eco-friendly move is potentially lucrative but must be managed well Gavin Chua Hearn Yuit and Martha Maulidia Today Online 1 Feb 07 Fa cai meets local safety standards: AVA Sheralyn Tay Today Online 1 Feb 06 Japan Atlantic Tuna Quota Slashed by Nearly a Quarter Story by Elaine Lies PlanetArk 1 Feb 07 Carbon offsets: Self-imposed tax for guilt-ridden polluters by Emmanuel Angleys and Marlowe Hood Yahoo News 31 Jan 07 Singapore land reclamation caused recent floods in Malaysia, official says The China Post 31 Jan 07 Singapore’s Shifting Sands Asia Sentinel 31 Jan 07 Protests surface after high-profile aquarium deaths By Mark Davis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 29 Jan 07 Singapore's waterways to receive makeover By Yvonne Yong Channel NewsAsia 30 Jan 07 Sand ban a wake-up call for industry: architects By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 30 Jan 07 Rubbish everywhere at Sungei Buloh Letter from Katharine Evans (Ms) Edinburgh, United Kingdom Straits Times Forum 31 Jan 07 Time to cull those cat myths Let's first get the facts straight before we deal with strays Letter from Dawn Kua Director of Operations, Cat Welfare Society Today Online 31 Jan 07 Climate change means hunger and thirst for billions: report Yahoo News 30 Jan 07 "Global Cool" Asks 1 Billion People to Save Planet Story by Gerard Wynn PlanetArk 30 Jan 07 Indonesia Wants Countries Paid to Keep Forests Story by Ahmad Pathoni PlanetArk 30 Jan 07 Warming Oceans Put Kink in Food Chain, Study Says John Roach National Geographic 30 Jan 07 Consignment of land sand from source outside Indonesia arrives in S'pore Channel NewsAsia 29 Jan 07 Only 1,000 leatherback sea turtles left Antara 29 Jan 07 Indonesia May Lose 2,000 Islands to Climate Change PlanetArk 30 Jan 07 Malaysia says devastating floods caused losses of 1.5b ringgit Channel NewsAsia 29 Jan 07 Europe and Asia must up response to natural disasters: report Yahoo News 29 Jan 07 South West CDC residents go green with campaign to reduce energy consumption By Hoe Yeen Nie Channel NewsAsia 28 Jan 07 Singapore Zoo undergoing change into a Rainforest Zoo By David Teo Channel NewsAsia 28 Jan 07 Do cats belong in our HDB estates? Today Online 29 Jan 07 Asian CEOs most concerned about climate change: survey Business Times Singapore 29 Jan 07 Dead dugong causes stir in Langkawi New Straits Times 25 Jan 07 Turtle deaths in Terengganu spark alarm By R.S.N. Murali The Star 29 Jan 07 Over 9,000 Indonesian islands to be named Channel NewsAsia 27 Jan 07 Climate change: Public concern is rising fast Yahoo News 25 Jan 07 Global plan to save tuna stocks, critics say not enough by Harumi Ozawa Yahoo News 26 Jan 07 ADB in $42.8 million marine rescue package for Philippines Yahoo News 25 Jan 07 Mood lighting peps up spiders' sex life: Singapore scientists discover Yahoo News 25 Jan 06 The little red dot that could ... and should Let's take the lead on climate change issues Let's show the world how to be environment friendly Letter from phillip ang keng hong Letter from niti athavle Today Online 25 Jan 07 Flood Mitigation Should Consider S'pore Reclamation Project By Mohd Haikal Mohd Isa Bernama 25 Jan 07 PUB to implement flood management works in affected areas By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 25 Jan 07 Warming to raise seas for 1,000 years: U.N. draft By Alister Doyle Yahoo News 25 Jan 07 Singapore's Waste Pollutes Batam Rumbadi Dalle Tempo 25 Jan 07 Market adjusting to Euro IV move for cleaner air Letter from National Environment Agency Straits Times 26 Jan 07 Biofuels may not be the answer The great danger of the biofuels craze is that it will divert people from stronger steps to limit dependence on foreign oil By Robert Samuelson Business Times Singapore 26 Jan 07 Genting queried over inviting Stanly Ho to invest in Sentosa IR project By Johnson Choo Channel NewsAsia 25 Jan 07 Malaysia issues top bird flu alert Channel NewsAsia 25 Jan 07 ‘Third wave’ flood warning for Johor By Florence A. Samy The Star 25 Jan 07 Indonesia bans sand exports By Pearl Forss Channel NewsAsia 24 Jan 07 Live-fish market grows, stripping reefs By Michael CaseyYahoo News 24 Jan 07 Indonesian Minister warns company for posing threat to 1,600 orangutans Antara 25 Jan 06 BBC Factsheet on Biofuels BBC 24 Jan 07 Mating in Mandai It's boom time as endangered species have babies here Lin Yanqin Today Online 25 Jan 07 Can 'food for trash' project be extended? Letter from Poh Wei Leong Straits Times 24 Jan 07 Anomalies on the road to 'greener' vehicles Letter form Steve Tan Peng Hoe Straits Times 24 Jan 07 'Green' buildings are most welcome Letter from Murali Sharma Straits Times 24 Jan 07 Get on the flight to self-preservation Liang Dingzi Today Online 24 Jan 07 Facing Global Warming, are People Like Frogs? Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 24 Jan 07 Survey: Waterbird species are in decline By Michael Casey Yahoo News 24 Jan 06 Spiritual guru's word saves hundreds of whale shark in Gujarat Sreenivas Janyala The Indian Express 24 Jan 07 Limiting visitor numbers to protect Pulau Redang The Star 24 Jan 07 Indonesian mud volcano caused by drilling, say scientists Yahoo News 24 Jan 07 We're cooking ourselves alive Maryanne Maes Today Online 23 Jan 07 SPCA backs bid to let cats live in HDB flats Letter from Deirdre Moss (Ms) Executive Officer SPCA Straits Times 23 Jan 07 Scrap higher flag-down rate for 'green' taxis Letter from Koh Boon Keat Straits Times 23 Jan 07 Business Smells Whiff of Money in Climate Change Story by Gerard Wynn PlanetArk 23 Jan 07 Japan Meeting Seeks to Save Tuna from Extinction Story by Elaine Lies PlanetArk 23 Jan 07 Dawn of The Hot Age? 2007 could be hottest year ever, but not for long as temperatures are expected to soar even higher Sheralyn Tay Today Online 22 Jan 07 Rising temperature in Indian Ocean may have caused Johor floods By Royce Cheah The Star 21 Jan 07 Wild weather ahead By Chin Mui Yoon Signs of the times: climate change incidents worldwide Peril from the sea: impact of rising sea levels Recipe for disaster: why Johor flooded Residents in Hong Kah take part in RecycleXchange programme By Satish Cheney Channel NewsAsia 21 Jan 07 Ruling on cats in flats not fair to responsible owners Letter from Jereme Ooi Wooi Keat Straits Times Online 22 Jan 07 Jakarta set to host meeting on fighting haze By Azhar Ghani Straits Times 20 Jan 07 Euro IV emissions standards: issues Straits Times 20 Jan 07 Greener cab ride comes at a higher price Crash in COE price may slow green efforts Was move to new emissions standard too early? Motor traders say yes, as the lack of enough Euro IV-compliant models has hit business, but NEA disagrees. The drive towards cleaner air with cteuro package Conservationists rally to support sharks By Tara Godvin, Associated Press Yahoo News 21 Jan 07 Bush feels the heat on environment issues Growing opposition from Congress and public set to shrink support base further By Derwin Pereira, US Bureau Chief Straits Times 20 Jan 07 Asia's mini-Monaco by 2015? STB to put out feelers for interest in developing the Southern Islands into an exclusive yet accessible resort, third IR unlikely Tor Ching Li Today Online 19 Jan 07 Disaster? That's our line UNSW Asia's research centre will respond to health threats and disasters, Lee U-Wen Today Online 20 Jan 07 Johor wades into Operation Clean-up Today Online 20Jan 07 Supply of vegetables from M'sia for Chinese New Year under threat By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 19 Jan 07 Sea turtles are rescued from Texas cold By Lynn Brezosky Yahoo News 19 Jan 07 WTO plans threaten sea life: Greenpeace By Daniel Wallis Yahoo News 19 Jan 07 Sperm secrets of male seahorses uncovered By Patricia Reaney Yahoo News 19 Jan 07 Revised energy efficiency standard to help buildings reduce electricity bills By Loh Kim Chin Channel NewsAsia 9 Jan 07 Flash floods cause huge jams in west and south Cars stalled by rising waters, which were knee deep in some areas By Tanya Fong & Tracy Sua Straits Times 19 Jan 07 Indian Ocean shift seen stoking Indonesia droughts By Alister Doyle Yahoo News 17 Jan 07 EU bio-fuel demand threatens Indonesian forests: Greenpeace Yahoo News 18 Jan 06 Chinese Vets Stumped, Ask for Help as Captive Beluga Whale 'Tina' Suffers from Pus-filled Lumps, Lacerated Tail Qingdao, China Underwatertimes 17 Jan 07 Southern Islands home to third IR? Business Times Singapore 18 Jan 07 CITES: Proposals to change wildlife regulations unveiled WWF 17 Jan 07 Singapore Sailing plans to introduce sport to all primary schools By Patwant Singh Channel NewsAsia 16 Jan 07 'Talks of water wars absolute rubbish' Water wars a far reality but Singapore's success story in water management holds lessons for the world Clement Mesenas Today Online 17 Jan 07 Don't ban cats in flats, HDB Letter from Elaine Neo Yan Ling (Miss) Straits Times Forum 17 Jan 07 Californian Aquarium Releases Second Great White Shark PlanetArk 17 Jan 07 Coffee Growing Risks Indonesia Tigers - WWF PlanetArk 17 Jan 06 Sentosa jetty, but where will the boat go? Ferry service likely to return on a smaller scale Jasmine Yin Today Online 16 Jan 07 Singapore opens rail link to Sentosa island Channel NewsAsia 15 Jan 07 East Coast chalet makeover to woo tourists $5m facelift to add Wi-Fi, business centre and possibly jacuzzis in rooms By Krist Boo Straits Times 16 Jan 07 More roads to be built underground in future Limited land and the densely built-up environment makes this necessary By Samuel Ee Business Times Singapore 16 Jan 07 Singapore's first agri-tainment farm will focus on corn and coffee By Priyia Paramajothi Channel NewsAsia 15 Jan 07 A mayor's pet lesson FOR us By Goh Boon Choo Today Online 16 Jan 07 Singapore to tap into multi-billion dollar carbon trading market By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 15 Jan 06 Experts: Asia slow to act on pollution For business' sake, stamp out the haze problem By David Mason Business Times Singapore 16 Jan 07 Atomic energy for a region that can't even handle haze? Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 16 Jan 07 Asean and 6 partners sign renewable energy declaration Business Times Singapore 16 Jan 07 Scientists Try to Save World's Rarest Creatures Story by Jeremy Lovell PlanetArk 16 Jan 07 Environmentalists: Chinese Poaching in the Philippines 'Organized Crime'; Pressure from Envoy's Letter by Inday Espina-Varona Underwater Times 14 Jan 07 PM Lee suggests ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Sustainability at next summit By Wong Siew Ying and S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 13 Jan 07 Whale shark death sparks renewed debate on captivity By Jim Tharpe The Atlanta Journal Constitution 12 Jan 07 Scientists prepare to move Doomsday Clock forward Yahoo News 12 Jan 07 Thursday downpour: Why no alert There was no strong indication of extreme weather, says weatherman By T. Rajan The Straits Times 13 Jan 07 US 'celebrity' whale shark dies BBC 12 Jan 07 20,000 flee homes as second wave of floods hits Malaysia's south Channel NewsAsia 12 Jan 07 At least 16 killed, dozens missing in Indonesia's Sulawesi floods Channel NewsAsia 12 Jan 07 Parliament's 9 new faces Latest NMP line-up includes four members under the age of 40 Lee U-Wen Today Online 13 Jan 07 WHO warns of bird-flu resurgence Today Online 13 Jan 07 Link between AVA pest controllers and cat stranglers Letter from Adriane Lee Swee Mun Straits Times Forum 13 Jan 07 NUS sets up new institute to spur environmental education By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 12 Jan 07 Former PE teacher all for artificial turf Letter from Steffen Toh Hai Chew Straits Times Forum 13 Jan 07 Abrasive turf left bruises on son's legs and torso Letter from Hwang Liang Keng Straits Times Forum 13 Jan 07 Two bunker tankers collide south of St John's Island By Sharon Tong Channel NewsAsia 11 Jan 07 Some people ignorant of wildlife around them Letter from Anthony Lee Mui Yu Straits Times Forum 12 Jan 07 Cities Most Innovative in Global Warming Fight Story by Deborah Zabarenko PlanetArk 11 Jan 07 Malaysia says flood damage cost more than 100 million ringgit Yahoo News 11 Jan 07 Panel: Strong, Clear Guidelines Needed to Regulate U.S. Offshore Marine Aquaculture Underwatertimes 11 Jan 07 Mystery of World's Biggest, Yuckiest Flower Solved Story by Will Dunham PlanetArk 12Jan 06 Letters in response to article on strangled stray cat Stop animal abuse by teaching kindness, empathy Letter from Khoo Hwee Boon (Ms) Straits Times Forum 11 Jan 07 Start Kindness Movement by caring for local stray cats Letter from Dr Tan Chek Wee Straits Times Forum 11 Jan 07 Collective community effort needed to curb animal abuse Letter from Neo Kai Ling (Ms) Straits Times Forum 11 Jan 07 Rethink plan for artificial turf in schools Letter from Patrick Tan Siong Kuan Straits Times Forum 11 Jan 07 Rare giant turtle rediscovered in Thailand WWF 10 Jan 06 Climate food threat to porpoises BBC 10 Jan 07 Scientists baffled by U.S. stranding of dolphins By Julie Masis Yahoo News 9 Jan 07 Asean must act on climate change now Letter from Abigail Jabines Climate & Energy Campaign Greenpeace Southeast Asia Today Online 10 Jan 07 Nuclear options seductive, but dangerous Simon SC Tay and Gavin Chua Hearn Yuit Today Online 10 Jan 07 World to Struggle to Break Oil Addiction to 2050 Story by Alex Lawler and Muriel Boselli PlanetArk 9 Jan 07 Cook Inlet belugas face extinction risk By Mary Pemberton, Associated Press Yahoo News 8 Jan 07 Bee attack: Don't fight back, just run Straits Times 7 Jan 07 Snapping shots on mobile phone instead of rendering help first Letter from Cho Yan Fatt Straits Times Forum 10 Jan 07 Warming Could Spur 'Evolution Explosion' - Study Story by Deborah Zabarenko PlanetArk 9 Jan 07 CCTV installed last year to curb monkey feeding Reply from NParks Straits Times Forum 9 Jan 07 Plastic grass? You can't be serious, MOE! Letter from Dr Lee Siew Peng Straits Times Forum 9 Jan 07 Synthetic football fields at what cost environmentally? Letter from Tan Choon Ming Straits Times Forum 9 Jan 07 Bird flu, climate change among Asia's threats Channel NewsAsia 8 Jan 07 Safer way to catch shrimp with traps, not nets By Al Jones The Sun Herald 7 Jan 07 s Indian police rescue 2,000 turtles from smugglers Yahoo News 8 Jan 07 Ocean's 30: Poachers arrested in Philippine marine park WWF 5 Jan 07 Cashin Mansion in our urban village Letter from Serene Laudene Lee (Ms) Straits Times Forum 8 Jan 07 Why does the haze come back every year? Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo Jakarta Post 7 Jan 07 Don't neglect the green, green grass of home Ho Hua Chew The Straits Times Forum 5 Jan 07 50 students and a teacher attacked by bees in Labrador Park By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 5 Jan 07 Scientists say 2007 may be warmest yet By Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press Yahoo News 4 Jan 07 Bloodbath: Japan's dolphin cull gets underway The Independent 6 Jan 07 Experts sniff at 'blow hot, blow cold' approach to haze problem Tor Ching Li Today Online 5 Jan 06 Don't rob our children of naturally green grass fields by going synthetic Letter from Chen Bin Straits Times Forum 5 Jan 07 Farmers generally positive about Lim Chu Kang's agri-tainment development By Song Kian Yong Channel NewsAsia 4 Jan 06 Saving the Malayan tiger by Tan Cheng Li The Star 2 Jan 06 The nature conservacy extending its program coverage to Indonesia Antara 2 Jan 07 Changi is unique as S'pore's green lung Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 4 Jan 06 Keep cyclists off the pedestrian walkway at East Coast Park Letter from Lim Kim Swee Straits Times Forum 4 Jan 07 Two Singapore-registered barges with no crew on board found on Malaysian beach By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 3 Jan 06 Rare Nepal Rhinos Mysteriously Disappear Story by Gopal Sharma PlanetArk 4 Jan 06 Chinese Poachers Charged, Jailed in the Philippines Over Wrasse Poaching in Marine Park Underwatertimes 2 Jan 07 2007, the Year of the Dolphin: Factbox PlanetArk 2 Jan 07 Changi excellent location for future IR Letter from Huang Pengxie Today Online 3 Jan 07 Safer jogging trail needed Letter from John Aw Foong Chen Straits Times Forum 3 Jan 07 Mystery found: Barges come out of nowhere Shahrum Sayuthi New Straits Times 2 Jan 07 Bidding the Baiji Adieu We Herald the Year of the Dolphin UNEP 2 Jan 07 The Big Question: How quickly are animals and plants disappearing, and does it matter? By Steve Connor The Independent 2 Jan 06 'If we fail to act, we will end up with a different planet' By Steve Connor The Independent 1 Jan 07 Time to tear down festive decorations after Christmas By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 1 Jan 07 Install CCTV to stop people feeding monkeys Letter from Dr Goh Kian Peng Straits Times Forum 1 Jan 07 Past articles links to other environmental and nature news |
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