Best of our wild blogs: 25 May 16

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Faces behind the Chinese Opera (Pulau Ubin) - Part II Rojak Librarian

Authorities probing surge of gastroenteritis patients at Owen Road

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More than 180 cases have been reported, and many had patronised the Pek Kio Market and Food Centre. Channel NewsAsia 24 May 16; SINGAPOR...

A clammy situation for cockle importers

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'Si Hum' supply harmed by pollution, rising temperatures The New Paper 24 May 16; The cost of blood cockles, commonly referred t...

Singapore's peak durian season hit as Johor drought hurts supplies

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Hot, dry weather in Johor has hit durian production, with plantation owners struggling to deliver in time for the traditional start of the p...

Malaysia: Rivers may get bigger buffer zones

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TASNIM LOKMAN New Straits Times 24 May 16; KUALA LUMPUR: All rivers in the country, including those at serious risk of being severely po...

Malaysia: Illegal farmers are back in Cameron, barely a year after Ops Gading

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RAHMAT KHAIRULRIJAL New Straits Times 24 May 16; CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Illegal farmers have returned to Cameron Highlands, barely a year aft...

Malaysia: Three environmental NGOs get go-ahead to challenge Taman Rimba Ampang closure

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HIDIR REDUAN New Straits Times 24 May 16; KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) and two other environmental organisations got ...

Malaysians waste 15,000 tonnes of food daily

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The Star 25 May 16; KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians waste 15,000 tonnes of food daily, including 3,000 tonnes still fit for consumption. Fifteen...

Indonesia revises regulations on managing forest fires

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All stakeholders - from local administrators to companies that own the concessions - were summoned to the forestry ministry on Tuesday (May ...

Indonesia: Are We Ready for the Haze Season?

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TEMPO 24 May 16; TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-It has been more than six months since devastating forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan caused the a...

Review of Singapore-Indonesia haze-linked programmes to be done by next week: Jakarta environmental official

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Arlina Arshad Straits Times 24 May 16; JAKARTA - A senior Indonesian environmental official said on Tuesday (May 24) that a review of col...

Indonesia: Reviving peatlands needs strict control

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Erlinda Ekaputri Jakarta Post 24 May 16; The initiative of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to establish the Peatland Restoration Agency ( ...