Best of our wild blogs: 19-20 Sep 15

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Life History of the Plain Lacewing Butterflies of Singapore Night Walk At Venus Drive (18 Sep 2015) Beetles@SG BLOG Hummingbird Hawk...

Arrests over haze could be game changer

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The Star 20 Sep 15; SINGAPORE: There was to be no more dragging of feet from the authorities, said Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister fo...

Indonesia: Thick haze still lingers, though hot spots decrease

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thejakartapost.com 19 Sep 15; The number of hot spots in Sumatra and Kalimantan has decreased over the last few days, yet the haze from f...

Indonesia: Dams to cut supply as dry season drags on

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The Jakarta Post 19 Sep 15; WONOGIRI: Gajah Mungkur and Colo dams in Wonogiri, Central Java, plan to stop irrigating farmland for a month...

Think-tank SIIA explores ways to map hotspots amid haze

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In 2013, ASEAN leaders approved a joint haze monitoring system, but there have been roadblocks in implementing the system. The Singapore Ins...

Event organisers take steps to protect guests from haze

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Yasmine Yahya, Straits Times AsiaOne 18 Sep 15; Visitors and investors streaming into Singapore for the Formula One (F1) race this weeken...

Shanmugam calls Indonesian counterpart to convey 'deep concern' over haze

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Mr Shanmugam emphasised that all ASEAN states should fulfil their obligations under the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze signed by all ...

Sembcorp, EDB to provide test bed for water, environmental technology firms

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Channel NewsAsia 18 Sep 15; SINGAPORE: Technology companies will be allowed to develop and test environmental solutions at Sembcorp Indu...

NEA calls for tender for e-waste management study

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The study should include a survey of the e-waste collection and recycling value chain, as well as proposed systems for the collection, manag...

Lots of fun, food and art for PARK(ing) Day 2015

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Parking lots around Singapore were transformed into spaces for street art, music and entertainment for a day as part of a worldwide celebrat...

Indonesia says it needs 30 days to control fires

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Potential for haze until end-Nov because of El Nino, but aim is to put out majority of fires by mid-Oct: Agency spokesman Today Online 18 ...

Malaysian Minister: Unfair to point finger at Malaysia over haze for companies’ wrongdoing

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ZUHRIN AZAM AHMAD The Star 19 Sep 15; PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is disappointed that some parties are blaming the country for causing the haze....