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Dutch, British Coasts Face Serious Flood Threat PlanetArk 9 Nov 07 Rising Seas Could Threaten Drinking Water Supplies Andrea Thompson LiveScience.com Yahoo News 7 Nov 07 Johor floods: Deja vu for folks in Kota Tinggi Teh Eng Hock The Star 6 Nov 07 Climate issue gets a boost in KL By Martin Khor The Star 5 Nov 07 Stonefish on Sentosa: 6 days and he's still in pain Electric New Paper 4 Nov 07 Flood alleviation projects on track: PUB Channel NewsAsia 2 Nov 07 How Singapore can meet the North-West Passage challenge Businesses here should sit up and pay attention to the global shift of balance in shipping routes - lifelines to Singapore's strategic importance as an international maritime hub By Han Kian Kwang Business Times 31 Oct 07 Shell to build 4.5 km pipeline under sea To transport butadiene from Bukom plant to Jurong Island By Ronnie Lim Business Times Times 29 Oct 07 Industry must abide by strict rules on pollution Thong Pao-Yi (Ms) Executive Director, Communications Economic Development Board Straits Times Forum 29 Oct 07 Chemical industry proactive on environment Terence Koh Executive Director Singapore Chemical Industry Council Straits Times Forum 29 Oct 07 Undersea garden takes root S'pore Poly team creates marine site off Labrador for corals to regrow By Shobana Kesava Straits Times 29 Oct 07 There’s nothing wrong with reclamation Discussion of reclamation in Mumbai Daily News and Analysis India 28 Oct 07 Smell unpleasant but not harmful Reply from NEA Straits Times Forum 26 Oct 07 Fish Farming: Taste of the wild comes home By Richard Black BBC 24 Oct 07 Johor floods force 1,000 villagers to flee homes Today Online 25 Oct 07 Pungent stench, cocoa smell: Safe to breathe? Letter from Michael Eng Wee Chong Straits Times Forum 24 Oct 07 S'pore's ethylene push raises green concerns Letter from Prof Anthony Reid Straits Times Forum 23 Oct 07 US$2b petrochemical plant to be built on Jurong Island By Nicholas Fang Straits Times 19 Oct 07 Safe to eat fish, farmed or wild caught Reply from AVA Straits Times Forum 17 Oct 07 AVA should make it compulsory for retailers to state source of fish Letter from Chen Bin Straits Times Forum 17 Oct 07 Seafood caught in the wild may also be unsafe for consumption Letter from Betty L Khoo-Kingsley (Ms) Straits Times Forum 16 Oct 07 Are farmed sea bass safe to consume? Letter from Edmund Lim Wee Kiat Straits Times 12 Oct 07 Foul smell at Pandan Reservoir caused by dead fish Channel NewsAsia 8 Oct 07 Kusu spiffs up ahead of annual pilgrimage Food court set up; Taoist temple and Malay shrine ready for visitors By Lim Wei Chean Straits Times 8 Oct 07 Singapore's very own super sea bass By Tania Tan Straits Times 5 Oct 07 Despite Warming, Ships to Shun Northwest Passage Story by David Ljunggren PlanetArk 4 Oct 07 Singapore looks set to build floating oil storage JTC Corp in talks with interested oil trading firms By Ronnie Lim Business Times 3 Oct 07 US beach erosion forces officials to search for alternatives to sand Channel NewsAsia 29 Sep 07 MM Lee finds climate change a 'woeful' topic Governments still lack the will to stop environmental degradation By Lynn Lee Straits Times 26 Sep 07 Singapore to sail beyond port to maritime centre By Conrad Raj Business Times 26 Sep 07 Maritime Week 2007: Taking the green route Surendren Apparoo looks at what Singapore is doing to protect the marine environment Business Times 24 Sep 07 Johor to get $2.6b flood-control system Straits Times 21 Sep 07 A mission to save stressed 'trees of the seas' By Liaw Wy-Cin Straits Times 17 Sep 07 Island building aids river's habitat By Todd Richmond Yahoo News 15 Sep 07 Global impact of shorter shipping route Straits Times 16 Sep 07 Malaysia Looks at Tougher Rules to Save Coastal Birds Story by Clarence Fernandez PlanetArk 12 Sep 07 Protecting nature's beauty By Liana Tang Straits Times 10 Sep 07 Development of Malaysian shores said destroying birds' homes By Arthur Max, Associated Press Yahoo News 5 Sep 07 Malacca Strait users to help keep waterway safe and clean By Khushwant Singh Straits Times 5 Sep 07 ExxonMobil to go ahead with second petrochem complex on Jurong Island By Nicholas Fang Straits Times 6 Sep 07 PowerGas to build and operate Singapore's first LNG terminal on reclaimed land at Jurong Island Channel NewsAsia 4 Sep 07 Vulnerable to rising seas, Singapore envisions a giant seawall By Wayne Arnold International Herald Tribune 29 Aug 07 Hit the Beach: Why Humans Love Water Meredith F. Small LiveScience.com Yahoo News 25 Aug 07 HDB EIA reports on Pulau Tekong reclamation e-gazette 27 Jul 07 Singapore unveils first coral nursery to conserve underwater habitat Channel NewsAsia 30 Jul 07 Rediscovered documents 'flush out' history of Estero Bay preserve By Julio Ochoa Naples News 28 Jul 07 The island paradise built on a garbage dump By Francesca de Châtel for CNN CNN 26 Jul 07 Under study - storing oil out at sea Use of large floating platforms could ease space crunch at Jurong Island By Ronnie Lim Business Times 17 Jul 07 New Amenities At Chek Jawa Wetlands Now Open From 8 July 2007, Visitors Can Tour Chek Jawa Seven Days A Week NParks Press Release 7 Jul 07 STB wants to have new cruise terminal in Marina South soon Channel NewsAsia 6 Jul 07 Diving risks: When panic can be fatal Doctor starts dive safety blog Lin Yanqin Today Online 29 Jun 07 A land swallowed by the sea Straits Times 25 Jun 07 Is S'pore ready for the next big flood? Arti Mulchand Straits Times 24 Jun 07 Rising Seas to Destroy U.S. Beaches Andrea Thompson Yahoo News 22 Jun 07 Desalination no answer to water crisis: WWF By Laura MacInnis Yahoo News 18 Jun 07 Waterspouts spotted off east coast of Singapore Channel NewsAsia 12 Jun 07 New TV show to promote keeping waterways clean Straits Times 9 Jun 07 7M pounds of trash pulled from waterways By Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Yahoo News 7 Jun 07 Jetski race held as sport sees growing interest in S'pore Channel NewsAsia 4 Jun 07 Cause of death of fish in Serangoon River undetermined Channel NewsAsia 29 May 07 Garbage of Eden Straits Times 27 May 07 Waterspout sighted off Singapore's east coast Channel NewsAsia 25 May 07 High waves force hundreds to flee Indonesia coastline Channel NewsAsia 18 May 07 Mystery over dead fish in river By Michelle Neo Straits Times 18 May 07 Water in Sungei Serangoon canal not toxic: NEA Channel NewsAsia 17 May 07 Dead fish found floating in Serangoon River and canal Channel NewsAsia 16 May 07 Pulau Semakau: Island paradise . . . and landfill By Matthew Phan Business Times 11 May 07 Build dykes to protect against rising sea levels: experts Channel NewsAsia 9 May 07 Two dead, two injured in ExxonMobil refinery blaze in Singapore Channel NewsAsia 3 May 07 Govt preparing for possibility of rising sea levels Zakir Hussain The Straits Times 23 Apr 07 Work so risky they quickly signed wills Nature lovers brave lightning, insect and animal bites to document shoreline treasures By Teh Jen Lee Electric New Paper 24 Apr 07 Do you know about Tuas' secret beach? Electric New Paper 23 Apr 07 Land clearing, sand mining affect rivers New Straits Times 16 Apr 07 Tourism plans for Southern Islands put on hold Krist Boo Straits Times 12 Apr 07 Ferry ticket prices to Southern Islands going up from May 2 Channel NewsAsia 11 Apr 07 Shell to construct butadiene extraction plant on Pulau Bukom Channel NewsAsia 10 Apr 07 Singapore Growth Quandary: What's Enough? Land Reclamation and Influx of 'Foreign Talent' Risk an Internal Backlash By Yaroslav Trofimov Asian Wall Street Journal 9 Apr 07 Beware sea current when tide is low or high Letter from Patrick Low Soh Chye Straits Times 10 Apr 07 Goa, Going, Gone - Asia Tourism Faces Climate Chaos Story by Simon Gardner PlanetArk 10 Apr 07 Though dangerous, illegal jetty an avenue to rare simple pleasures Letter from Derrick Wong Kum Yau Straits Times 7 Apr 07 Too much concrete, diminishing greenery and the slow death of a sanctuary Letter from Paulina Bohm Today Online 4 Apr 07 Private operators to run boat services to southern islands Channel NewsAsia 2 Apr 07 Cruise terminal in Marina South ready in 6 years Jasmine Yin Today Online 30 Mar 07 Fairy Point Hill site in Changi may fetch $45m By Kalpana Rashiwala Business Times 29 Mar 07 No more Chek Jawa tours - for now Boon Chan Straits Times 25 Mar 07 Nature conservationists focus on seagrass to preserve eco-system By Noor Mohd Aziz Channel NewsAsia 24 Mar 07 A stroll along Singapore's north coast URA's plan to develop Woodlands waterfront will give residents another recreational getaway Leong Wee Keat Today Online 19 Mar 07 For some, living on water is more than gazing at the boats By Vincent Wee Business Times Singapore 17 Mar 07 Fairy Point Hill site at Changi to draw developer interest: analysts By Daryl Loo Channel NewsAsia 13 Mar 07 Boat owners sail into rough weather Letter from Heng Koon Today Online 7 Mar 07 Boat storage at East Coast Park not meant to be a leisure facility Reply from NParks Today Online 13 Mar 07 NParks should stick to things botanical Letter from Heng Koon Today Online 17 Mar 07 Risk management vital concept in training of divers and scuba professionals SUF 25 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 Body of missing diver found in waters off Pulau Hantu By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 20 Feb 07 Singaporeans flock to East Coast to spend Lunar New Year holidays By Patwant Singh Channel NewsAsia 19 Feb 07 Jumping wild dolphins 'confirmed' their love By Teh Jen Lee Electric New Paper 15 Feb 07 Johor floods: Tekong works not to blame Letter from Errol Goodenough Straits Times 14 Feb 07 S'pore urged to build new cruise terminal soon By Donald Urquhart Business Times Singapore 13 Feb 07 Change of tack needed to bolster yachting industry By Vincent Wee Business Times Singapore 10 Feb 07 PA to build multi-million dollar sea sports, recreational hub in Marina Bay By Asha Popatlal Channel NewsAsia 6 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 M'sian govt says drainage system partly to blame for Johor floods By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 3 Feb 07 S'pore can cope with sand ban in the long term as well By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 3 Feb 07 Singapore reclamation work seems to be having environmental impact The Star 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 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 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 '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 Rubbish everywhere at Sungei Buloh Letter from Katharine Evans (Ms) Edinburgh, United Kingdom Straits Times Forum 31 Jan 07 Singapore land reclamation caused recent floods in Malaysia, official says By Farah Abdul Rahim The China Post 31 Jan 07 Singapore’s Shifting Sands Asia Sentinel 31 Jan 07 Sand ban a wake-up call for industry: architects By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 30 Jan 07 Consignment of land sand from source outside Indonesia arrives in S'pore Channel NewsAsia 29 Jan 07 ADB in $42.8 million marine rescue package for Philippines Yahoo News 25 Jan 07 Singapore's Waste Pollutes Batam Rumbadi Dalle Tempo 25 Jan 07 Indonesia bans sand exports By Pearl Forss Channel NewsAsia 24 Jan 07 Singapore Sailing plans to introduce sport to all primary schools By Patwant Singh Channel NewsAsia 16 Jan 07 Two bunker tankers collide south of St John's Island By Sharon Tong Channel NewsAsia 11 Jan 07 Changi is unique as S'pore's green lung Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 4 Jan 06 Changi excellent location for future IR Letter from Huang Pengxie Today Online 3 Jan 07 Mystery found: Barges come out of nowhere Shahrum Sayuthi New Straits Times 2 Jan 07 Make Changi area a home base for the region's businessmen and executives Letter from Tan Kok Liang Straits Times Forum 29 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 Bringing back the coastal life-savers: mangroves Nirmal Ghosh The Straits TiImes 22 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 Riau Islands halts all sand exports Fadli JakartaPost 5 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 Shark Finning: Shark's fin soup-eat without guilt By Giam Choo Hoo The Straits Times 1 Dec 06 Indonesian company gets contract from Singaporean firms to supply reclamation work Antara 24 Nov 06 Why there will never be another Marine Parade The New Paper 18 Nov 06 Sinking feeling over vanishing fish By Paul P.S. Teng The Straits Times 18 Nov 06 A sea sports centre may be developed in Sembawang By Joanne Leow Channel NewsAsia 11 Nov 06 70 divers help clean parts of seabed at Pulau Hantu By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 4 Nov 06 Don't be cruel to sharks Letter from Charmaine Chong Jia Min (Ms) Straits Times Forum 31 Oct 06 Go truly green--look to the blue Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 20 Oct 06 S'pore waterfronts can be turned into an exciting landscape Letter from Ms Liu I-Chun Taipei Straits Times Forum 19 Oct 06 Water's edge - exciting part of future landscape By Tan Hui Yee Straits Times 16 Oct 06 Revamped Changi Point offers breathtaking views of coastline By Satish Cheney Channel NewsAsia 15 Oct 06 MPA making special arrangements for pilgrims to Kusu Island By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia 12 Oct 06 Republic Poly breeds aquaculture successfully in captivity By Satish Cheney Channel NewsAsia 12 Oct 06 Take preventive measures to reduce silt from marine construction activities Letter from Nature Society (Singapore) The Straits Times 7 Oct 06 Environment and progress can coexist By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop International Herald Tribune 19 Sep 06 Beaches here cleaned daily Reply from NEA and MPA The Straits Times 3 Sep 06 Even Yao Ming is sidelined as China shark fin debate falls flat Channel NewsAsia 31 Aug 06 Indonesia stops sand export to Singapore The People's Daily 17 Aug 06 Mr Joseph Lai and Chek Jawa The Straits Times 19 Aug 06 11 endangered sea turtles to be released, tracked By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 31 Jul 06 Shell confirms plan to build multi-billion cracker plant on Bukom By Jeana Wong Channel NewsAsia 27 Jul 06 Bad taste to broadcast programme on the eating of the endangered Napoleon wrasse Letter from Law Sin Ling Straits Times Forum 6 Jul 06 Rules set by the Palau government on the catching of Napoleon fish highlighted in show Reply from Mediacorp Straits Times Forum 4 Jul 06 Tanker, container ship collide in Singapore waters Channel NewsAsia 30 Jun 06 Marina South Pier launched Tor Ching Li Today Online 1 Jul 06 Don't release balloons at Sentosa. They kill the turtles which eat them Letter from Isabel Kang (Ms) Straits Times Forum online 8 Jun 06 'Marine sanctuary' plan for Pulau Hantu dropped by Radha Basu The Straits Times 3 Jun 06 Rollerbladers rescue baby turtles at East Coast by Radha Basu The Straits Times 26 May 06 Baby turtles rescued and returned to sea off Changi By Wong Siew Ying Channelnews Asia 25 May 06 Dead dolphin washed ashore The Straits Times 25 May 06 Learning to dive in Singapore more popular with locals By Ng Bao Ying Channelnews Asia 21 May 06 Labrador Park to get a hotel and spa by Krist Boo The Straits Times 10 May 06 End of an era for boatman Chen Siya Today Online 6 Apr 06 First step to create marine sanctuary on Pulau Hantu by Tania Tan The Straits Times 31 Mar 06 Reclaimed land under threat by Radha Basu The Straits Times 6 Mar 06 Up to 50 people drown along coastline a year: Minister Today Online 28 Feb 06 Follow Thai government's lead - release dolphins at Sentosa back into the wild Letter from ACRES Straits Times Forum Online 25 Feb 06 Releasing dolphins is good animal husbandry Letter from Richard Gascoigne Straits Times Forum Online 25 Feb 06 Singapore disputes Malaysian article on Causeway pollution By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 15 Feb 06 Straits pollution not due to Causeway, S'pore tells NST Today Online 16 Feb 06 Students take on the weather for national study How will global warming affect Singapore's coastline? by Radha Basu The Straits Times 6 Feb 06 Problem of illegal netters at beaches Letter from Nur Azzahar Today Online 4 Feb 06 Marine Ecosystems in Singapore Oral answers to Dr Geh Min's questions at Parliament HANSARD 17 Jan 06 Republic Polytechnic the first to breed lobsters in captivity Channel NewsAsia 18 Jan 06 RP students breed lobsters in captivity Serene Chua Today Online 19 Jan 06 Pets are not toys. Don't turn hermit crabs into ornaments Letter from Liao Shuxin Straits Times Forum Online 17 Jan 06 Singapore unlikely to be hit by a tsunami: Yaacob By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 16 Jan 06 Here's the dirt on S'pore's beaches by Radha Basu The Straits Times 5 Dec 05 Study Cites Risks of Eating Farmed Salmon By Candice Choi, Associated Press ENN 2 Dec 05 Stung by a stonefish? Advice available 24/7 Straits Times Forum Online 29 Nov 05 Stonefish on Sentosa no surprise Letter from Eng Ting Ting (Ms) Straits Times Forum Online 21 Nov 05 Stung by a stonefish, he is suing Sentosa by K.C. Vijayan The Straits Times 14 Nov 05 Relax the rules. Don't deprive anglers the joys of fishing Letter from Teh Boon Hong Straits Times Forum Online 29 Oct 05 Sandcastle Building Centre to be built at East Coast Park By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia 8 Oct 05 Support for reef-building project in restricted waters Letter from John Hooi Yin Cheong Consultant Fishingkaki.com Straits Times Forum Online 6 Oct 05 Feathers ruffled but Singapore’s eco-dump wins fans by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop The South China Morning Post 3 Oct 05 Set up marine parks offshore Letter from Dr Geh Min President Nature Society (Singapore) The Straits Times Forum Online 3 Oct 05 Shark extinction remains a real threat Letter from Wu Tzong Kwang Straits Times Forum Online 3 Oct 05 Trader fined $56,000 for smuggling clams, corals The Straits Times 26 Sep 05 Record fine for smuggling sea gems The New Paper 27 Sep 05 AVA, private firm to develop tracking system for farmed fish By Johnson Choo Channel NewsAsia 23 Mar 05 Coral reefs need help to restore themselves Letter by Dr Chou Loke Ming Straits Times Forum Online 12 Sep 05 'Geotubes’ fail to halt erosion in Johor R. Sittamparam New Straits Times 7 Sep 05 Better to leave natural coral reefs untouched Letter from the Nature Society (Singapore) ST Forum online 7 Sep 05 Shark's fin soup: Can govt take lead to save sharks? Letter from Low Wai Mun ST Forum online 7 Sep 05 Innovative Singapore turns Semakau island into eco-tourism attraction Channel NewsAsia 29 Aug 05 One man's passion ensures S'pore waterways stay clean By Lee Hui Chieh The Straits Times 11 Aug 05 Inside Track: flora & fauna Nature's rescuers: people who protect our wild places Living sanctuary: Nee Soon Swamp, Pulau Tekong Waterfront developments: Chek Jawa and Pulau Ubin Coral islands: Southern Islands Swamp things: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Coast guard: Labrador Park Singapore namesakes: plants and animals named after Singapore Republic Poly students successfully breed lobsters in captivity By Pearl Forss Channel NewsAsia, 5 Aug 05 AVA protects marine life by regulating trade Reply from the AVA to Letter in the Straits Times, 5 Aug 05 Released into the wild 137 Singapore-born hawksbill turtle hatchlings are released to sea, 2 months after their mum laid eggs at East Coast Park By Chang Ai-Lien The Straits Times Forum Page, 4 Aug 05 Tanker blown off course near Sentosa's Siloso Beach Channel NewsAsia, 30 Jul 05 Punggol beach not so clean Letter by Gene Kam Letters to the Straits Times Forum Page, 25 Jul 05 Underground reservoir beneath reclaimed land By Alexis Hooi The Straits Times 25 Jul 05 To Battle Barnacles, Ships Test Fake Sharkskin Brian Handwerk National Geographic website, 22 Jul 05 Act to protect marine life by Ng Chee Heong Letter to the Straits Times Forum Page, 22 Jul 05 Parliament Shorts: Harm to marine life to be minimised The Straits Times, 21 Jul 05 Full text of Parliamentary discussion of Land Reclamation at Pulau Ular (Environmental impact) Parliament Sitting 20 Jul 05 Parliament website Hansard reports Opening of Semakau landfill Bio-treasure Isle By Sarah Ng The Straits Times 18 Jul 05 Semakau landfill to last 15 more years as recycling reduces waste By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia, 16 Jul 05 Trekking on 'Trash' by Teh Jen Lee, photos by Mohd Ishak The New Paper, 16 Jul 05 Speech by Dr Yaacob Ibrahim at the official opening of Semakau Landfill MEWR Press Release, 16 Jul 05 Launch welcomes back 40 former resident families from Pulau Sakeng NEA newsroom 16 Jul 05 Sufferring a net loss by Radha Basu The Straits Times, 13 Jul 05 Two groups fear new Shell plant will endanger marine life Pulau Hantu one of Singapore's last marine beauty spots By Radha Basu The Straits Times, 4 Jul 05 Dumping at sea may incur mandatory jail New Straits Times, 1 Jul 05 Oil slick: Ship captain flees, six crewmen detained by DOE by Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi The New Straits Times, 29 Jun 05 Malaysia detains Singapore-owned tanker on suspicion of oil spill Channel NewsAsia, 29 Jun 05 S'pore-owned tanker detained in M'sia Today Online, 29 Jun 05 Adopt a reef, and save the coral By Chang Ai-Lien Science Correspondent The Straits Times, 28 Jun 05 Source of oil slick still a mystery, say officials By Ahmad Osman The Straits Times, 28 Jun 05 Malaysia hunts ship that spilled oil on south coast: official Channel NewsAsia, 27 Jun 05 Mysterious huge oil slick hits Johor beach By Ahmad Osman The Straits Times, 27 Jun 05 Malaysia's south coast hit by oil slick: report Channel NewsAsia, 26 Jun 05 Seeking the green light for animal sanctuaries: YES Plans for halfway house on Pulau Ubin for confiscated wildlife get in-principle OK By Chang Ai-Lien Science Correspondent NO Expats' proposal to turn Pulau Tekukor into Monkey Island rejected and Monkeys that turn too aggressive culled By Jane Ng The Straits Times, 24 Jun 05 Raising the Blue Flag on green beaches The Straits Times 31 May 05 Shell to reclaim land around Pulau Ular Business Times May 25, 2005 on the Hantu Blog Illegal fishing communities play hide and seek with authorities by Ken Teh Channel NewsAsia 15 May 05 Worldwide coastal cleanup bags 4,000 tons of debris by Jeannette J. Lee PlanetSave website 19 May 05 Cobia bred off St John's Island hits local fish markets By Patricia Yap Today Online 14 May 05 Secret community of fishermen live off the sea in Yishun by Ken Teh Channel NewsAsia 8 May 05 Keeping our waterways clean --- One green group's work Written and produced by Daphne Koh Radio Singapore International, 9 May 05 Launch of Pulau Ubin Conservation and Management Plans - Ubin-HSBC Volunteer Hub, Chek Jawa, Jelutong Campsite & Bike Park NParks media statement, 29 Apr 05 The Ubin adventure begins Jasmine Yin Today Online, 29 Apr 05 $7m plan unveiled to enhance Chek Jawa experience By Julia Ng Channel NewsAsia , 29 Apr 05 Singapore Finds it Hard to Expand Without Sand by Koh Gui Qing PlanetArk website, 12 Apr 05 Taking geography seriously: Tsunami disaster a grim reminder by Ooi Giok Ling Today, 11 Apr 05 No dubious replica, please about Dragon's Tooth Gate at Labrador Park Letter by he Singapore Heritage Society to the Straits Times Forum, 8 Apr 05 'Dragon's tooth' replica to mark anniversary of Chinese explorer Rock, believed to have helped Cheng Ho navigate waters around Singapore, to be reconstructed at Labrador Park. by Glenys Sim The Straits Times, 23 Mar 05 MM Lee launches S$226m Marina Barrage project By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia, 22 Mar 05 Marina Barrage to add 10,000 hectares of water catchment area By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia, 20 Mar 05 Breeder plans 10 fish farms off Ubin By Chang Ai-lien The Straits Times 18 Mar 05 Semakau Landfill may be opened up for selected recreational activities NEA newsroom, 8 Mar 05 Speech by Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, at the Committee of Supply Debate 2005 8 Mar 2005 Discussing Environmental Sustainability, Community Participation in the Environment, Enjoying Our Environment and Water Resources (including reservoirs and Pulau Semakau), Raising awareness and consultation on environmental issues, Improving Energy Efficiency and Carbon Intensity, Green Vehicles. Singapore Government Media Release, 8 Mar 05 Labrador Park brings WWII to life by Glenys Sim The Straits Times, 12 Mar 05 Pulau Semakau rich in biodiversity Fancy a nature trek on Pulau Landfill? by Alexis Hooi The Straits Times, March 9, 2005 From dump to play haven: Environment minister announces new lease of life for Semakau landfill by Sheralyn Tay Today, 9 Mar 05 Pulau Semakau by Hasnita A. Majid Channel NewsAsia , 8 Mar 05 Spread the word: It's hip to be green Mindy Neo and Dionne Teo speak up for environmental issues. By Alexis Hooi The Straits Times, 7 Mar 05 Finding Nemo? It's all here at the reefs by Radha Basu The Straits Times, 11 Feb 05 Save our seas - for drinking by Radha Basu The Straits Times, 11 Feb 05 About Water Ways Watch Important role of NGOs in keeping waterways clean: Dr Yaacob By S. Ramesh Channel NewsAsia, 6 Feb 05 Dr Yaacob's strange find in S'pore River by Jasmine Yin Today, 7 Feb 05 River Rangers The New Straits Times, 7 Feb 05 Hantu coral life dying out fast by Radha Basu The Straits Times, 4 Feb 05 Dying Reefs Disappearing coral reefs; What's killing coral reefs? Saving coral reefs; Establishing an ocean policy PBS Online Focus, 1 Feb 05 with links to streaming video and real/audio. Sea warriors with a passion to preserve by Radha Basu The Straits Times, 31 Jan 05 Scientists back NMP's call to protect nature by Chang Ai-lien The Straits Times, 28 Jan 05 Volunteers patrol park to stop illegal coral collectors by Joyce Teo The Straits Times, 26 Jan 05 Breakthrough in sea horses by Tracy Quek The Straits Times, 28 Dec 04 Marine Conservation in Singapore on Ecowatch by Yvonne Gomez Radio Singapore International, 22 Nov 04 Finding Nemo at Kusu Island on the NTUC online website: an article of the Blue Water Volunteers free guided reef walks. Youth to clean up Chek Jawa Today, 18 Sep 04 24 people, 4 schools create blogs in lead-up to National Day By Rita Zahara Channel NewsAsia , 15 Jul 04 The shifting sands of time - and Singapore By Bill Guerin Atimes 31 Jul 03 links fact sheets on our major shores what to see and do? how to get there? contacts and more links Blue Water Volunteers Labrador Park Watch and about Mindy blogs Hantu Blog and about Debby The Blue Tempeh Blog and about Jani Reefwalk blog BWV guides' view of the Kusu Reefwalks WildFilms blog adventures of the film crew on our shores Ubin Volunteers blog includes Chek Jawa guides' blogs Labrador blog stories about this shore photos Photos of all our shores and about our Southern Shores |
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