Mangrove deforestation in the Philippines

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Rony V. Diaz, The Manila Times 8 Jun 08; THE storm surge that devastated villages in Irrawaddy at the height of cyclone Nargis would have b...

Mauritius to boost coral farming

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Afriquenligne 7 Jun 08; Port-Louis, Mauritius - Coral farming can be a lucrative business for lar ge as well as small and medium enterprise...

Best of our wild blogs: 8 Jun 08

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Zoanthids of Changi and other finds on this living shore on the wildfilms blog and budak blog Checking out stars on Pasir Ris despite the d...

Rising petrol prices prompt switch to 'green' transport

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Tan Dawn Wei, Straits Times 8 Jun 08; With pump prices heading north, motorists here are switching to cheaper alternatives. Some have given...

More Malaysian motorists switch to cheaper CNG

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Straits Times 8 Jun 08; Johor Baru - More motorists are switching to compressed natural gas (CNG) and converting their vehicles to run on t...

Chikungunya makes a comeback

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Two cases in Teachers' Estate suggest that virus may have taken root even as NEA conducts a fresh blitz Shuli Sudderuddin , Stacey Chia ...

Bottled water in Singapore: Sparkling, still or tap?

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Not all eateries offer such a choice of water and some diners are outraged that only bottled water is served Rebecca Lynne Tan, The New Pape...

Best of our wild blogs: 7 Jun 08

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Sentosa walk with the Naked Hermit Crabs on the adventures with the naked hermit crabs "See Our Shores in a New Light" an exhibiti...

Sharing secrets of shore life: the Naked Hermit Crabs

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Tiffany Fumiko Tay, Straits Times 7 Jun 08; MOST Singaporeans don't know it, but if they waded out to ankle-depth waters offshore, they...

Why cut down a healthy 17-year-old tree?

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Tan May Ping, The New Paper 7 Jun 08; FOR 17 years, the mango tree grew undisturbed. But now, it is at the centre of a conflict between a s...

Smaller steps to a better fin-ish?

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Letter from Peter Tan, Today Online 7 Jun 08; I READ with dismay the commentary by Liang Dingzi “Of sharks’ fins and high rollers” (June 5...

Amid the business and science of water, a splash of fun

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Lin Yanqin, Today Online 7 Jun 08; BEYOND the new technologies to be introduced, deals to be struck and issues to be discussed, there will ...