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Rising Seas Could Threaten Drinking Water Supplies
Andrea Thompson LiveScience.com Yahoo News 7 Nov 07

Host of steps for crystal-clear waters
Result: an ideal place for leisure and good source of water when reservoir is ready in 2009
By Arti Mulchand Straits Times 12 Oct 07

Punggol waterway project sparks interest and ideas
Straits Times 16 Sep 07

Singapore Zoo to invest close to S$9m in new children's attraction Channel NewsAsia 6 Sep 07

Decomposed body found in Kranji Reservoir
By Julia Ng Channel NewsAsia 4 Sep 07

Water for biofuels or for food: it's one or the other
by Sophie Mongalvy Yahoo News 16 Aug 07

World Water Week to focus on climate change, biofuels
by Sophie Mongalvy Yahoo News 11 Aug 07

Fund set up to help industries save water innovatively
Channel NewsAsia 17 Jul 07

Adequate safety systems in place for water activities
Channel NewsAsia 17 Jul 07

Shanghai's next building project: wetlands
Yahoo News 16 Jul 07

Summit of 300 water industry global leaders here next June Business Times 3 Jul 07

Seletar Reservoir kayak rental open to public again
Ansley Ng Today Online 23 Jun 07

Desalination no answer to water crisis: WWF
By Laura MacInnis Yahoo News 18 Jun 07

Wuxi counts costs of algae crisis
By Chua Chin Hon Straits Times 11 Jun 07

Search is on for energy efficient water treatment
Experts praise S'pore on NEWater, membrane research
By Vincent Wee and Matthew Phan Business Times 6 Jun 07

New centre at Lower Seletar Reservoir for water sports
Channel NewsAsia 10 May 07

NUS students riding on new wave in water technology
Channel NewsAsia 5 May 07

Paint taints river
By Teh Jen Lee The New Paper 3 May 07

'Scum' spotted at MacRitchie Reservoir: Vile or Mild?
By Teh Jen Lee The New Paper 24 Apr 07

Singapore won't be parched, thanks to Newater Yaacob Ibrahim also calls for less use of plastic bags By Lynn Lee Straits Times 16 Apr 07

Water city grand, but no barriers, please
Letter from Helen B.L. Ng (Ms) Straits Times 9 Apr 07

Section of Bedok river leased to golf club
Reply from PUB Straits Times Forum 30 Mar 07

Can a private entity own part of a river?
Letter from Low Boon Hock Straits Times Forum 24 Mar 07

Singaporeans to pay premium price for waterfront public housing
Channel NewsAsia 19 Mar 07


Singapore beckons the water way Republic is turning its network of reservoirs and rainwater canals into areas for water sports, walking and cycling Business Times 8 Mar 07

Rent a kayak for family outing at Lower Seletar $300k water sports centre to be ready in May; look out for kayaking courses Tan Hui Yee Straits Times 7 Mar 07

Water pricing structure under revision: Dr Yaacob
Channel NewsAsia 6 Mar 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

Making water sufficient
Straits Times 5 Feb 07

Singapore's waterways to receive makeover
By Yvonne Yong Channel NewsAsia 30 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

Waterways Watch Society one of 3 winners of President's Award for Environment By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 10 Nov 06

Marina Barrage to be ready as scheduled by end 2007
By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 22 Sep 06

Singapore taps ocean for water and income
By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
International Herald Tribune 11 Sep 06


World taps on Singapore
PUB system wins recognition
Loh Chee Kong Today Online 23 Aug 06

'Harvesting' nearly every drop
Tor Ching Li Today Online 14 Aug 06

Research council approves 3 strategic areas to drive Singapore economy By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 7 Jul 06

Dutch expertise to manage Marina catchment area
by Meng Yew Choong The Straits Times 27 Jun 06

PUB to invest $23m in development of ABC master plan
By Hasnita A Majid Channelnews Asia 29 May 06

Singapore developing new desalination technologies to boost water supply By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 7 Mar 06

Volunteers patrol rivers as part of PUB's "Our Waters" Programme By Valarie Tan Channel NewsAsia 4 Feb 06

Nee Soon South volunteers to patrol Lower Seletar Reservoir
By Rita Zahara Channel NewsAsia 26 Nov 05

Police Intelligence Department 'adopts' MacRitchie Reservoir
By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 20 Jan 05

Nature conservation and water: A link worth noting
by Lee Poh Onn The Straits Times 16 Nov 05

Singapore Beats Water Woes, Exports Water Skills
Story by Fayen Wong PlanetArk 15 Nov 05

Plans to transform Bedok Reservoir into a recreational attraction
By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia 5 Nov 05

Shower a minute less and you save 10 litres
By Radha Basu The Straits Times 29 Oct 05

Volunteers test Singapore's waterways in World Water Monitoring Day By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia 22 Oct 05

PUB hopes to get public participation in preservation of reservoirs By Johnson Choo, Channel NewsAsia 4 Sep 05

PUB launches programme to nurture ownership of water resources
Channel NewsAsia 24 Aug 05

One man's passion ensures S'pore waterways stay clean
By Lee Hui Chieh The Straits Times 11 Aug 05

Nature's water "factories" under threat
Pollution, dam construction and climate change, are all combining to destroy watersheds and freshwater ecosystems at a rapid rate. People and Planet website, 5 Aug 05

New reservoirs for north-east S'pore
By Radha Basu The Straits Times, 5 Aug 05

Newater at lower prices in the future
by Jasmine Yin Today Online, 13 Jul 05
Singapore opens fourth recycling plant to turn sewage into water Written by AP PlanetSave, 12 Jul 05

Taking care for good fun at reservoirs
By Alexis Hooi The Straits Times, 11 Jul 05

Water sports for Pandan Reservoir?
The Straits Times, 20 Jun 05

Hyflux Seeking to Quench World's Thirst For Water
Story by Jason Szep PlanetArk, 24 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

We use less water, recycle more and breathe cleaner air
by Radha Basu The Straits Times, March 9, 2005
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