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| 15.09.2024 | The Power of Storytelling: Mothers Crafting Tales for a New Generation | In a world swirling with distractions, the power of storytelling remains a beacon. Four mothers from Singapore have harnessed this power, weaving tales that resonate with children and impart valuable life lessons. Their books, inspired by e... |
| 15.09.2024 | Meet 4 mothers who wrote books for their kids, about ants, toilet rolls, seashells and even Michelle Yeoh | Listen to this article
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| 09.09.2024 | A Tale of Two Events: Cinema and Clean-Up in Singapore | In the vibrant city-state of Singapore, two significant events have recently captured public attention: the upcoming Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and the swift resolution of an oil spill crisis. These stories, while seemingly disparate... |
| 09.09.2024 | Record bid for Marine Parade hawker stall: High tender prices not the norm, says Koh Poh Koon | Listen to this article
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| 05.09.2024 | Singapore's Health Strategy: Navigating the Mpox Challenge and Vaccine Changes | In the heart of Southeast Asia, Singapore stands as a beacon of public health management. Recently, the nation has been thrust into the spotlight due to the emergence of mpox, a viral disease that has raised alarms globally. As the World He... |
| 05.09.2024 | Singapore's Vigilant Stance on Mpox and Cord Blood Safety | In the face of emerging health threats, Singapore stands as a beacon of preparedness. The recent developments surrounding mpox and the mishandling of cord blood units by Cordlife illustrate the nation's commitment to public health and safet... |
| 04.09.2024 | Singapore's Dual Front: Battling Plastic Waste and Cultivating Financial Talent | Singapore stands at a crossroads. On one side, it grapples with the relentless tide of plastic waste. On the other, it seeks to fortify its financial services sector by nurturing a new generation of talent. These two initiatives—reducing pl... |
| 04.09.2024 | FAQ: What is Singapore doing about mpox? | Listen to this article
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| 04.09.2024 | Mpox a 'troublesome' but manageable virus; no need for masks yet: Ong Ye Kung | Listen to this article
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| 03.09.2024 | Reducing Plastic Footprints: APP Group's Sustainable Innovations in Singapore | JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Plastic pollution is a global challenge that affects ecosystems, economies, and human health. As the world becomes more aware of the environmental toll of plastic waste, companies like APP G... |
| 03.09.2024 | Oil spill clean-up completed ahead of schedule, more than 2 months after incident affected Sentosa, other beaches | Listen to this article
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| 27.08.2024 | Dengue patients have higher risk of long-term complications than COVID-19 patients: NTU study | Listen to this article
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| 08.08.2024 | The Tide Turns: Singapore's Swift Response to Oil Spill Recovery | In June 2024, an oil spill cast a shadow over Singapore's pristine beaches. The spill, a dark blot on the azure waters, disrupted the vibrant life of Sentosa and the Southern Islands. However, the response was swift, and the tide is turning... |
| 06.08.2024 | NEA studying issue of formaldehyde in wood products, adhesives | Listen to this article
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| 03.08.2024 | Siloso Beach reopens for swimming, sea activities after oil spill clean-up | Listen to this article
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| 01.08.2024 | ByteDance Food Poisoning: A Wake-Up Call for Food Safety | In a shocking incident that rattled the tech giant ByteDance, a mass food poisoning outbreak struck its Singapore office on July 30, 2024. The aftermath left 130 employees grappling with severe gastroenteritis symptoms, prompting swift acti... |
| 01.08.2024 | CNA Explains: Why was the ByteDance mass food poisoning case so severe, and how does it compare to previous incidents? | Listen to this article
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| 01.08.2024 | 2,530 people caught for possession, use of e-vaporisers in Q2 as authorities step up enforcement efforts | Listen to this article
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| 31.07.2024 | Beverage container return scheme launch pushed back by a year | Listen to this article
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| 30.07.2024 | 'I didn't know is an offence in Singapore': Man fined for eating cigarette to block NEA's enforcement | Listen to this article
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| 28.07.2024 | 'Feathers everywhere in the house': Residents of Depot Road HDB block plagued by pigeons | New: You can now listen to articles.
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| 27.07.2024 | Rising Threats: Dengue and Environmental Challenges in Singapore | Singapore is facing a dual crisis. Dengue fever is on the rise, and environmental disasters like oil spills threaten its coastal beauty. The first half of 2024 has seen a staggering increase in dengue deaths, with 13 fatalities reported—mor... |
| 26.07.2024 | The Hunger Crisis: A Global Call to Action**
** | ** Hunger is a silent thief. It creeps into homes, steals vitality, and leaves behind a trail of despair. The United Nations has sounded the alarm. The dream of eradicating global hunger by 2030 is slipping through our fingers. The latest r... |
| 24.07.2024 | 13 dengue deaths in first half of 2024, more than double last year's total | Listen to this article
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| 23.07.2024 | Commentary: Your toilet waste matters more than you think | Listen to this article
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| 22.07.2024 | East Coast Park beach partially reopens after oil spill | Listen to this article
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| 02.07.2024 | Businesses affected by Singapore oil spill may get help with rent | Listen to this article
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| 28.06.2024 | Deep Dive Podcast: Why is it so hard to get recycling right in Singapore? | Singapore has reduced its waste but domestic recycling rates are falling, according to the latest data by the National Environment Agency. Why aren't more people using the blue recycling bins? When we recycle, does our waste end up being in... |
| 24.06.2024 | Government agencies have done well in oil spill clean-up, SOPs effective: Chee Hong Tat | Listen to this article
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| 20.06.2024 | N95 masks, gloves, shovels: How beaches at East Coast Park are cleaned up after an oil spill | Listen to this article
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| 20.06.2024 | Meet Charles Tan, the construction industry mogul in Singapore who once slept in his car for weeks on end | Listen to this article
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| 20.06.2024 | Oil spill: Several beaches, including East Coast Park and Sentosa's Siloso, mostly cleared of oil | Listen to this article
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| 19.06.2024 | Singapore's recycling rate falls to 52% in 2023, decline from 10 years ago | Listen to this article
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| 19.06.2024 | SEMBWASTE LAUNCHES NEW CLOSED-LOOP PARTNERS NETWORK TO DRIVE COLLABORATION AND CIRCULAR TRANSFORMATION | - The first-of-its-kind platform in Singapore will bridge the supply and demand gap for recycled feedstock
- Two new-to-market sustainable waste management solutions will enable customers to establish a long-term recycling roadmap
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| 18.06.2024 | Global Collaboration and Innovation to Take Centre Stage at CleanEnviro Summit Singapore and Singapore International Water Week 2024 | Over 20,000 global participants converging to foster meaningful collaboration and exchange of knowledge, to tackle global water and environmental challenges
SINGAPORE, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The upcoming Singapore International Water... |
| 17.06.2024 | Clean-up efforts expand with oil seen off Changi; booms in place to protect biodiversity-sensitive areas | Listen to this article
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| 17.06.2024 | Sentosa deploys about 100 workers to beef up beach cleaning efforts after oil spill | Listen to this article
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| 04.06.2024 | Rats are a growing problem in Singapore. Here are the hotspots and what’s being done | Listen to this article
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| 31.05.2024 | Oil along Singapore's coasts? How NEA officers dip into drains and canals to trace sources of pollution | Listen to this article
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| 18.05.2024 | The rat busters: On the hunt with NEA officers working to fix Singapore's rodent problem | Listen to this article
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| 07.05.2024 | Cleaning up lapses: Private estate residents look out for issues as part of NEA programme | Listen to this article
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| 06.05.2024 | CCTV camera, team of NEA officers boost anti-littering efforts at this 'cleanliness hotspot' | Listen to this article
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| 29.04.2024 | The Big Read: Reducing single-use plastics and disposables - are we there yet? Or are companies just greenwashing? | Listen to this article
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| 19.04.2024 | LionsBot Announces Grand Opening of Southeast Asia's Largest Cleaning Robots Factory | SINGAPORE, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LionsBot International, a global company founded in Singapore, and a frontrunner in the field of robotic cleaning solutions, successfully celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art robots ... |
| 16.04.2024 | Renowned Dutch Microbiologist and Expert in Water Quality and Health Named Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2024 Laureate | SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 April 2024 – Professor Gertjan Medema, 62 years old, has been awarded the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2024 for his breakthrough research and discovery, and significant contributions in the f... |
| 16.04.2024 | Dutch scientist wins Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize for work on COVID-19 monitoring through wastewater | Listen to this article
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| 15.04.2024 | Trial of thermal imaging cameras for rat surveillance to begin at 2 locations next week | Listen to this article
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| 08.04.2024 | Samsung Launches the New WindFree™ Multi-Split Air Conditioners: Comfortably Cool with Great Energy Savings | The latest additions to Samsung’s Bespoke AI appliances supported by AI innovation delivers smarter experiences to elevate homeowners’ lifestyles
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 April 2024 – Samsung Electronics Singapore today annou... |
| 28.03.2024 | Samsung Electronics Launches 2024 Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED, and OLED Displays to Spark the AI Screen Era | New lineup of TVs and sound devices delivers premium visual and audio experiences supported by AI innovation for an unrivalled home entertainment experience.
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| 26.03.2024 | Oil slicks reported off Tuas Port, authorities say port operations 'not significantly' impacted | Listen to this article
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| 23.03.2024 | Record hot temperatures, unusual monsoon surges: 5 takeaways from Singapore's 2023 climate report | SINGAPORE: Last year was Singapore’s fourth warmest year on record, tying with 1997 and 2015. May was 2023's hottest month - and both May and October were the warmest on the books for those months historically.
After a cool start to the yea... |
| 21.03.2024 | Singapore deepening understanding of nuclear energy, but no decision made on deployment: EMA, NEA | Listen to this article
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| 16.03.2024 | Commentary: Latest push to deter litterbugs doesn’t mean we should turn against each other | Listen to this article
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| 11.03.2024 | The Big Read: Show and shame litterbugs - would it be a step too far or just what's needed to curb the scourge? | SINGAPORE: Redhill resident John Posko Amalaraj would sometimes return home to an eyesore - discarded leftover drink cartons in the lifts at his Housing Development Board (HDB) block.
Outside of the lifts, the 67-year-old also worries that ... |
| 08.03.2024 | Singapore’s TreeDots trims tech, R&D staff | ManagementNews
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 8 Mar 2024 · 2 min readSingapore’s TreeDots trims tech, R&D staff
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Singapore-based TreeDots, an online... |
| 07.03.2024 | InterContinental Singapore offers free night stay if it rains during your vacation | Rain can be a real dampener on your holiday, especially if you’ve planned an itinerary of outdoor activities. The InterContinental Singapore wants to make the most out of bad weather by offering guests a voucher if their plans are cancelled... |
| 06.03.2024 | Huawei Champions the Singapore Land Authority's OneMap GPT Challenge | The world's first interactive itinerary planner demonstrates the boundless potential unlocked by the synergistic integration of artificial intelligence and geospatial mapping visualisation across industries
SINGAPORE, March 6, 2024 /PRNewsw... |
| 05.03.2024 | S$300 Climate Vouchers: Where to use them and what appliances you can spend on | Listen to this article
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| 22.02.2024 | Potential Zika transmission at Boon Lay Place after one case reported, persistent virus signals found in area | Listen to this article
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| 13.02.2024 | Pasir Ris beach recreational centres take extra precautions over higher bacteria levels in seawater | Listen to this article
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| 07.02.2024 | FAQ: What is the bacteria that caused NEA to advise against swimming at two Singapore beaches? | Listen to this article
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| 05.02.2024 | People advised not to swim at Pasir Ris, Sembawang beaches due to more instances of elevated bacteria levels | Listen to this article
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| 21.11.2023 | Wolbachia-Infected Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes to be Unleased in Singapore to Quash Dengue Threat | John Lopez, Tech Times 21 November 2023, 08:11 am
Singapore is ramping up its fight against dengue fever, announcing a significant expansion of its Wolbachia program, CNA reports.
The initiative involves releasing male Wolbachia-carrying Ae... |
| 07.09.2023 | Eco Fashion Platform Releases Documentary Celebrating Singapore’s Sustainable Fashion Space | 9 Mins Read Singaporean design discovery platform Zerrin‘s new documentary, ‘The State of Sustainable Fashion in Singapore’, spotlights local creatives and thought leaders advocating for a more responsible fashion industry. We spoke to Zerr... |
| 04.09.2023 | Singapore’s government teams up with grassroots to tackle e-waste | The disposal and recycling of electrical and electronic waste is a huge problem in land-starved Singapore, which generates an estimated 60,000 metric tons of e-waste annually. Innovative legislation enacted by Singapore’s government in 2019... |
| 02.08.2023 | Delving into the dangers of dengue: Recognising the red flags of infection | In Singapore, the presence of a fever does not always indicate a common infection. Most people are not able to immediately discern the cause of a fever, and one should not hastily dismiss the possibility of dengue. Given the endemic nature ... |
| 03.07.2023 | Ento raises growth funding to expand food waste upcycling in SG | GreentechInvestmentsNewsStartups
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 3 Jul 2023 · 2 min readEnto raises growth funding to expand food waste upcycling in SG
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| 28.06.2023 | E-Waste: Southeast Asia’s Growing Environmental Concern | Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly escalating environmental concern in Southeast Asia. As the region experiences unprecedented development and modernization, the hunger for electronic devices and gadgets — such as smartphones, lapto... |
| 04.03.2023 | ‘Scholars’ and ‘farmers’: What’s the state of meritocracy in Singapore’s workplaces? | SINGAPORE: His mother was a cleaner, and Mohamed Hannifa now works to empower people in her industry.
As a service engineer at LionsBot International, which makes cleaning robots, the 28-year-old teaches cleaners how to use and maintain the... |
| 18.12.2022 | Rayon of hope: Meet the people trying to give your old clothes new life | SINGAPORE: Clothing spilled out as two workers unlocked the recycling bin in an Hougang Housing Board estate.
In less than half an hour, they filled 12 large sacks with discarded clothes, shoes and accessories, or more than 120kg of textile... |
| 29.11.2022 | Recycling 101: What can you toss in the blue bin and what happens after items are collected? | SINGAPORE: We see it everywhere – the bright blue recycling bins in our housing estates, with labels indicating the categories of items that can be tossed in for a new lease of life.
These are generally things made of plastic, paper, glass ... |
| 05.10.2022 | Going the distance: How muscle health is key to living well | Mr Sebastian Hu, 64, is on his feet for close to half the day manning Tong Xin Ju Special Shanghai Tim Sum at Maxwell Food Centre.
His experience isn’t unusual. In conversations on the ground, hawkers often share about their long working ho... |
| 01.08.2022 | Singapore is the street-food capital of the world, drawing tourists and locals alike. A war and the pandemic are putting it at risk. | Redeem now
Singapore's hawkers are known for selling cheap, delicious meals.
In the past year, the prices of ingredients have jumped due to COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine
To keep up, many hawkers say they've had to hike prices for the firs... |
| 27.04.2022 | NTU’s new recycled glass concrete mix paves way for high-strength construction 3D printing | Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) are exploring the use of recycled glass as a replacement for sand in concrete 3D printing, paving the way for environmentally-friendly building materials.
Many of today’s con... |
| 09.02.2022 | Nanoveu : Launches Spray Coating Effective Against MHV-A59 | For personal use only
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| 02.12.2021 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries : | Press Information
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| 25.10.2021 | United Overseas Bank : UOB Asset Management launches first Singapore-focused ESG fund to help investors contribute to the nation's sustainability drive | 25 October 2021
UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) has launched the United Smart Sustainable Singapore Bond Fund (Fund), the first Singapore-focused fund aimed at helping individual and institutional investors contribute to the nation's sustainab... |
| 07.09.2021 | DBS : Media update - NEA raises SGD1.65 billion in maiden issuance; largest inaugural bond issuance by a Singapore statutory board | Media update - NEA raises SGD1.65 billion in maiden issuance; largest inaugural bond issuance by a Singapore statutory board
Singapore, 07 Sep 2021 - The first and second series of the National Environment Agency (NEA)'s SGD3 billion Multic... |
| 19.03.2021 | Singapore Plans Commercial Food Waste Reporting Policy In Latest Zero-Waste Push | 1
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| 01.09.2020 | The Future Of Takeaway & Delivery Food Packaging: Q&A w/ BarePack Co-Founder Roxane Uzureau | 69 1
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Founded just last year, barePack is a Singaporean startup that offers a convenient solution to make takeaway orders more sustainable and fight the mounting waste crisis caused by disposables. It is touted as the “... |
| 07.07.2020 | Singapore Adds More Reverse Vending Machines To Encourage Recycling | 1
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Singapore has just added 34 new reverse vending machines to its existing network of just 16. The machines accept plastic and aluminium waste, and users receive discount vouchers as a reward for recycling them. As the c... |
| 05.03.2020 | Singapore To Spend SGD100 Billion To Adapt To A Hot, Flooded, & Food Insecure Future | 11 1
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| 16.09.2019 | Covering Climate Now – Indonesian Fires: At Least 30 Million People Breathing Toxic Haze | 3 Mins Read
In August, while social media channels were ablaze (!) with anger over the Amazonian rainforest wildfires, we reported on the fires engulfing forests right at our doorstep in Southeast Asia. These fires, predominantly located wi... |
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| - | Dengue cases rising sharply in Singapore, 'urgent collective community effort' needed to fight surge: NEA | SINGAPORE: Dengue cases are rising sharply in Singapore, with 264 cases reported in the week ending Mar 5, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Thursday (Mar 10).
This is an increase of 65 cases compared to the week before - a spik... |
| - | The best companies to work for in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, according to LinkedIn | Companies that adapted quickly to the pandemic while continuing to offer employees opportunities to advance their careers have ranked top among LinkedIn’s best places to work in Southeast Asia in 2021.
Focusing on Singapore, Malaysia and th... |
| - | Smarter, tech-based contracting for cleaning efficiency and cost reduction | Technology has permeated just about every facet of everyday life. Is it any surprise that sensors powered by the Internet of Things (IoT) have a hand in ensuring how clean a mall toilet is, and whether it has sufficient supplies of toilet r... |
| - | COVID-19 home recovery: A checklist of everything you'll need while self-isolating | You’ve been coughing and sniffling. So you break out the ART kit to test yourself and just as you’d suspected, you’re COVID-19-positive.
After determining that you’re eligible for home isolation and deciding which room you’ll be holing up i... |
| - | How an air purifier works: Do you really need one for your allergies? Can it filter out bacteria and viruses? | An air purifier, regardless of brand, price and design, typically has a fan to draw in air and a filtering medium to remove airborne particles, explained Dr Papia Sultana, a senior lecturer at the School of Engineering at Republic Polytechn... |
| - | Taking the green route to reducing costs and emissions | Business owners don’t have it easy. Meeting customers’ expectations and coping with pandemic-fuelled uncertainties are just some of the challenges that come with being your own boss.
Keeping costs in check is also high on the agenda, which ... |
| - | Travelling during the June holidays? Here's how you can mosquito-proof your home | SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) has detailed a series of measures that people travelling during the June holidays can take to mosquito-proof their homes and help stop the spread of dengue.
The measures were outlined by NEA ... |
