Best of our wild blogs: 30 Mar 08

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Wild Animals of Singapore book launch a fabulous book on the wildfilms blog Nature Watch features our reefs and shores a gorgeous issue pack...

Singapore noodle hawkers feel pinch as cost of flour goes up and up and up

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Shree Ann Mathavan, The New Paper 30 Mar 08; 30 March 2008 YOU can no longer get the famous bak chor mee (minced pork noodles) at Fengshan ...

Adequate rice supply, so no fear of shortage in Singapore: Iswaran

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Singapore gets its rice from various countries, so if one source is affected, there are alternatives By Nur Dianah Suhaimi, Straits Times 3...

Swop & Save: Singapore teens taking up barter

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Teens are taking to the old-fashioned practice of barter by trading unwanted items online Alex Liam, Straits Times 30 Mar 08; WE MAY be liv...

Aquarium furniture: fish tanks in Singapore

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Water world Fish tanks are no longer the rectangular glass affairs of the past. Now, they come in the form of coffee tables, bar counters an...

Singapore power hikes: Low-income families to feel pinch most

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Unlike middle-income earners, they have fewer options to cut energy use as they use basic appliances Mavis Toh & Jamie Ee Wen Wei, Strai...

Earth Hour blackout highlights global warming

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Madeleine Coorey, Yahoo News 29 Mar 08; Australia's largest city was shrouded in darkness on Saturday night as it launched a worldwide ...

In Singapore: Earth Hour gets lukewarm response

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Only 3,500 of 10,000 homes approached were open to it, but some businesses did their part Shobana Kesava, Straits Times 30 Mar 08; LIGHTS o...

NEW Publication: Nature Watch issue on our reefs and shores

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The latest issue of Nature Watch, a magazine of the Nature Society (Singapore) is all about our reefs and shores. It's packed with artic...

Britain's sushi craving puts Japan's fish stocks under strain

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Leo Lewis, The Times 28 Mar 08; Britain’s growing passion for take-away raw fish looks like wiping Japan’s most famous cuisine off the menu...

Million acres of Guyanese rainforest to be saved in groundbreaking deal

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Daniel Howden, The Independent 27 Mar 08; A deal has been agreed that will place a financial value on rainforests – paying, for the first t...

Plan to allow sea to flood Norfolk villages

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Nick Allen, The Telegraph 28 Mar 08; Large swathes of Norfolk, including six villages, could be flooded under a controversial plan to deal ...