Malaysia: Jellyfish warning for Sabah

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The Star 29 Jan 16; KOTA KINABALU: Taking a dip in the sea along parts of Sabah’s west coast may not be a good idea now due to the jell...

Malaysia: Plummeting oil prices poses challenges for Pengerang to get new investors

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INTAN FARHANA ZAINUL The Star 28 Jan 16; KUALA LUMPUR: The planners of the multi-billion ringgit oil and gas (O&G) hub in Pengerang...

Indonesia: Establishment of Peatland Restoration Agency lauded

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Fardah Antara 28 Jan 16; Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) installed Nazir Foead, former conservation director at th...

Indonesia: No need to panic over Zika says government

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Hans Nicholas Jong, The Jakarta Post 27 Jan 16; The Health Ministry has said there was no reason to panic over ...

Thailand braces for 'mega-outbreak' of Dengue fever

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Thailand is bracing itself for an even worse 2016 with experts warning the number of infections may be on par with the 1987 mega-outbreak. ...

Zika virus 'spreading explosively': WHO chief

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The Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas and the region may see up to four million cases of the disease strongly ...

Best of our wild blogs: 28 Jan 16

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NSS Kids' Fun with Edible Plants at Bukit Brown Fun with Nature

Rubbish, Rubbish Everywhere at Punggol Marina

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Punggol Dam blamed for Marina's litter problem JUDITH TAN The New Paper 28 Jan 16; Seeing all the rubbish floating in the Punggol ma...

What the Paris climate deal could mean for Singapore in 2030

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Gautam Jindal, Melissa Low, Ho Juay Choy, The Business Times AsiaOne 28 Jan 16; IN PARIS last month, countries adopted a global agreement...

Authorities up measures to reduce Zika virus risk in Singapore

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Due to the presence of Zika in the region and the volume of travel by Singaporeans and tourists, it is "inevitable that there will be i...

All school classrooms to get air purifiers for hazy conditions

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MOE will deploy about 25,000 air purifiers to all primary and secondary schools in Singapore by July this year, says Acting Minister for Edu...

Malaysia: Sabah still able to cope with dry spell

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The Star 28 Jan 16; KOTA KINABALU: Water officials are confident of weathering the El Nino-induced dry spell until the middle of April...